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Roy wrote:

On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 6:24:27 AM UTC-6, Frank wrote:
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/20...os-it-reminds-
me-of-the-antivaccine-movement/

Yep, good post. I'm not a Monsanto fan but some of the critics are way, way
off the mark.

Typical reading material for Frank's pro-profit / anti-environmental,
"don't bother me with the facts" proclivities.

With gratuitous posturing, sarcasm, and ad hominem attacks, the blog
criticizes a study, by Séralini et al, but doesn't refuted it.

"The health effects of a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize
(from 11% in the diet), cultivated with or without Roundup, and Roundup
alone (from 0.1 ppb in water), were studied 2 years in rats. In females,
all treated groups died 2*3 times more than controls, and more rapidly.
This difference was visible in 3 male groups fed GMOs. All results were
hormone and sex dependent, and the pathological profiles were
comparable. Females developed large mammary tumors almost always more
often than and before controls, the pituitary was the second most
disabled organ; the sex hormonal balance was modified by GMO and Roundup
treatments. In treated males, liver congestions and necrosis were
2.5*5.5 times higher. This pathology was confirmed by optic and
transmission electron microscopy. Marked and severe kidney nephropathies
were also generally 1.3*2.3 greater. Males presented 4 times more large
palpable tumors than controls which occurred up to 600 days earlier.
Biochemistry data confirmed very significant kidney chronic
deficiencies; for all treatments and both sexes, 76% of the altered
parameters were kidney related.

These results can be explained

by the non linear endocrine-disrupting effects of Roundup,

but also

by the overexpression of the transgene in the GMO and its metabolic
consequences. "

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278691512005637
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Mon$anto products converging to produce an apparent, toxic synergy in
our food supply.

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