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Iamsemisweet -> Roundup inducing physical changes to animals' bodies (4/11/2012 9:46:08 AM)
What is Monsanto genetically modifying plants for? Roundup resistance. Which means even more of that toxic crap is going into the environment. (NaturalNews) Exposure among amphibians and other vertebrate animals to Monsanto's Roundup herbicide has been shown, for the very first time, to actually induce physical changes to the shapes of these animals' bodies. Published in the journal Ecological Applications, the new study reveals once again the incredible hormone-altering power of Roundup, and how even minute exposure to this highly-toxic chemical brew can have disastrous health consequences. In their natural environment, tadpoles, which are just amphibians in the larval stage of their life cycle, have a natural ability to detect the presence of predators and respond accordingly. In order to avoid insect predators, for instance, tadpoles can actually develop deeper or longer tails in order to swim away from them faster, which helps ensure their survival (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10862727). But it appears as though Roundup, which has already been shown in other studies to be highly pervasive throughout the environment (http://www.naturalnews.com/033699_Roundup_pollution.html), induces these very same physical changes. And when exposed to both Roundup and natural predators, tadpoles will develop grossly large tails that are much larger than normal, which is likely the result of both the tadpoles' detection of Roundup, and Roundup's ability to chemically-induce hormonal changes. "What shocked us was that the Roundup induced the same changes," said Rick Relyea, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Pittsburgh's (Pitt) Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and director of Pitt's Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology, referring to changes in the tadpoles' tails that caused them to actually become twice as large as normal. "This discovery highlights the fact that pesticides [...] can have unintended consequences for species that are not the pesticides' target. [W]e are learning that [pesticides and herbicides] can have a wide range of surprising effects by altering how hormones work in the bodies of animals." For his study, Relyea examined how tadpoles living in water tanks respond to varying exposures of Roundup, as well as to predators. And his findings revealed that Roundup visibly alters tadpoles' stress hormones, which appears to coincide with an earlier study that revealed Roundup-induced hormonal changes in humans (http://www.naturalnews.com/035135_Roundup_herbicide_testosterone.html). Meanwhile, more than a dozen Argentinian farmers have filed a lawsuit against Monsanto, creator of Roundup, and several tobacco companies for allegedly knowingly poisoning them with Roundup and other pesticide and herbicide chemicals. According to the filing, Monsanto's pesticides and herbicides caused the farmers' children to be born with "devastating birth defects" (http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/04/10/45469.htm). Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/035533_Roundup_amphibians_deformities.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook#ixzz1rkclImqw

LookieNoNookie -> RE: Roundup inducing physical changes to animals' bodies (4/11/2012 6:54:32 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Iamsemisweet What is Monsanto genetically modifying plants for? Roundup resistance. Which means even more of that toxic crap is going into the environment. (NaturalNews) Exposure among amphibians and other vertebrate animals to Monsanto's Roundup herbicide has been shown, for the very first time, to actually induce physical changes to the shapes of these animals' bodies. Published in the journal Ecological Applications, the new study reveals once again the incredible hormone-altering power of Roundup, and how even minute exposure to this highly-toxic chemical brew can have disastrous health consequences. In their natural environment, tadpoles, which are just amphibians in the larval stage of their life cycle, have a natural ability to detect the presence of predators and respond accordingly. In order to avoid insect predators, for instance, tadpoles can actually develop deeper or longer tails in order to swim away from them faster, which helps ensure their survival (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10862727). But it appears as though Roundup, which has already been shown in other studies to be highly pervasive throughout the environment (http://www.naturalnews.com/033699_Roundup_pollution.html), induces these very same physical changes. And when exposed to both Roundup and natural predators, tadpoles will develop grossly large tails that are much larger than normal, which is likely the result of both the tadpoles' detection of Roundup, and Roundup's ability to chemically-induce hormonal changes. "What shocked us was that the Roundup induced the same changes," said Rick Relyea, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Pittsburgh's (Pitt) Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and director of Pitt's Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology, referring to changes in the tadpoles' tails that caused them to actually become twice as large as normal. "This discovery highlights the fact that pesticides [...] can have unintended consequences for species that are not the pesticides' target. [W]e are learning that [pesticides and herbicides] can have a wide range of surprising effects by altering how hormones work in the bodies of animals." For his study, Relyea examined how tadpoles living in water tanks respond to varying exposures of Roundup, as well as to predators. And his findings revealed that Roundup visibly alters tadpoles' stress hormones, which appears to coincide with an earlier study that revealed Roundup-induced hormonal changes in humans (http://www.naturalnews.com/035135_Roundup_herbicide_testosterone.html). Meanwhile, more than a dozen Argentinian farmers have filed a lawsuit against Monsanto, creator of Roundup, and several tobacco companies for allegedly knowingly poisoning them with Roundup and other pesticide and herbicide chemicals. According to the filing, Monsanto's pesticides and herbicides caused the farmers' children to be born with "devastating birth defects" (http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/04/10/45469.htm). Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/035533_Roundup_amphibians_deformities.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook#ixzz1rkclImqw Jesus fucking H....this is way beyond fucked up. We're so quickly going in the wrong direction. How the hell do you fix this? Can you grow stuff in a healthy fashion? Is it possible? (I'm more than serious).

Iamsemisweet -> RE: Roundup inducing physical changes to animals' bodies (4/12/2012 5:43:45 AM)
It is possible to grow in a healthy fashion, I think. The problem is that all these chemicals are so pervasive. Monsanto claims Roundup breaks down in a matter of days, but I don't think that is true and this study supports my belief. We certainly don't need to be growing crops selected for the sole reason that they allow the use of more Roundup

LookieNoNookie -> RE: Roundup inducing physical changes to animals' bodies (4/12/2012 6:14:39 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Iamsemisweet It is possible to grow in a healthy fashion, I think. The problem is that all these chemicals are so pervasive. Monsanto claims Roundup breaks down in a matter of days, but I don't think that is true and this study supports my belief. We certainly don't need to be growing crops selected for the sole reason that they allow the use of more Roundup FUCK chic.....how the hell can I grow shit that I think is safe to fucking eat? I just started a few years back trying to grow my own food (entirely unsuccessfully, I might add...potatoes I excel at). WTF?????

dcnovice -> RE: Roundup inducing physical changes to animals' bodies (4/12/2012 6:16:07 PM)
FR Good heavens, that's disturbing.

kalikshama -> RE: Roundup inducing physical changes to animals' bodies (4/12/2012 6:21:50 PM)
Crops grown under the ground - potatoes, onions, carrots - I make sure to buy organic due to the DDT legacy. DDT has been found in human breast milk, despite being banned in 1972. DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is an organochlorine that was once widely used as an insecticide. Its use in agriculture was banned nearly 30 years ago, after it was suggested to cause cancer and have a detrimental effect on wildlife. 146 samples of human breast milk have been chemically analysed and found to contain a number of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), most of which belonged to the DDT group. Dioxins, other organochlorins and banned pesticides which were once widely used in agriculture were also present.

kalikshama -> RE: Roundup inducing physical changes to animals' bodies (4/12/2012 6:27:38 PM)
I'm glad to see that Roundup Ready Crops are also those I buy organic. Note - cottonseed oil is in a lot of processed foods and I've avoided products that contain it since I had a bad reaction after eating potato chips that used it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundup_(herbicide)#Genetically_modified_crops Current Roundup Ready crops include soy, maize (corn), canola,[92] sugar beet[93] and cotton, with wheat[94] and alfalfa[95] still under development. As of 2005, 87% of U.S. soybean fields were planted with glyphosate resistant varieties.[96][97] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonseed_oil ...Cotton grown for oil extraction is one of the big four genetically modified crops grown around the world, next to soy, corn, and rapeseed (canola), mostly Monsanto products.[1][2] ...Detractors say that cottonseed oil may contain natural toxins and unacceptably high levels of pesticide residues, since "cotton is not classified as a food crop, and farmers use many agrichemicals when growing it."[14] The natural toxin, gossypol, is eliminated in the refining process of commercially edible cottonseed oil, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has documented the ‘lack of appreciable residues in cottonseed and cottonseed oil.’[15] Cottonseed oil has traditionally been used in foods such as potato chips and is a primary ingredient in Crisco, the shortening product.[16] But since it is significantly less expensive than olive oil or canola oil, cottonseed has started to creep into a much wider range of processed foods, including cereals, breads and snack foods. Products that say "may contain one or more of these oils" and list cottonseed, virtually always contain it.[17]

kalikshama -> RE: Roundup inducing physical changes to animals' bodies (4/12/2012 6:29:36 PM)
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MercTech -> RE: Roundup inducing physical changes to animals' bodies (4/13/2012 3:50:37 AM)
You do realize that Roundup is not a pesticide but a herbicide don't you? I've never heard of a strain of cotton created for oil production as cottonseed oil is something that is a byproduct of fabric production and all the uses for it have been created so it wasn't just dumped creating an environmental hazard. Most of the "american cheese" you see grated on a salad bar is actually congealed cottonseed oil with cheese flavoring and orange coloring. And cottonseed oil makes excellent biodiesel but the tax restrictions artificially make it not a viable economic use.

Iamsemisweet -> RE: Roundup inducing physical changes to animals' bodies (4/13/2012 8:03:32 AM)
Yes, Roundup is a herbicide. Doesn't mean that it doesn't find it's way into animal's bodies. quote: ORIGINAL: MercTech You do realize that Roundup is not a pesticide but a herbicide don't you? I've never heard of a strain of cotton created for oil production as cottonseed oil is something that is a byproduct of fabric production and all the uses for it have been created so it wasn't just dumped creating an environmental hazard.

tj444 -> RE: Roundup inducing physical changes to animals' bodies (4/13/2012 8:37:02 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: MercTech You do realize that Roundup is not a pesticide but a herbicide don't you? yeah and so were DDT & Agent Orange.. look what that shite does to humans and other creatures.. and those were made by Monsanto also.. [:'(]

LookieNoNookie -> RE: Roundup inducing physical changes to animals' bodies (4/13/2012 9:59:16 AM)
I read somewhere a while back that that stuff (ScotchGuard I think it's called) that you spray on your couch and such to make it stain resistant is nothing more than liquid Teflon which apparently, once it's in your body (whether through the air or even touching where you sprayed it) never leaves and does something horrible to you over time (don't recall what but it was bad enough I remember, that I got rid of every can I had).

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