• Insekticus@aussie.zone
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      18 hours ago

      They literally just retracted the 2000s paper saying it doesn’t cause cancer because it was found out Monsanto funded the researchers and got to approve and remove sections.

      This meme is rubbish and belongs in the trash.

      • 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.dev
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        I don’t think I’ve seen a study claiming adverse health effects when glyphosate is used according to Monsanto’s guidelines.

        Issue is is that deviation from it, e.g. using it in too high concentrations, does seem harmful. And it seems that it’s quite easy to mess this up for farmers, making it a risky product.

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          It you haven’t seen them you need to start looking because it’s not even that hard.

          • That’s 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T, not glyphosate. Entirely different compounds. Did you watch the video? It even shows that the cancer risks in mice occurred when they were exposed to much higher levels of roundup than the guidelines recommend.

            Glyphosate can be dangerous when misused, and Monsanto sucks as a company for downplaying and suppressing these risks. But as far as I am aware, there’s no study showing an increased cancer risk when used at the recommended dosage. Feel free to cite a study stating otherwise though!

        • Comrade_Spood@quokk.au
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          Its safe when made in VERY VERY VERY specific conditions. Specifically temperature. If its off by even a couple degrees it will create another compound that is deadly. That is why it is unsafe, because its is too easy to fuck up. Its why when researchers tested, it was fine. Cause they were following the instructions to a t, and could reliably replicate the conditions.

          This video covers it. The first half is about the pesticide, the rest is about why farmers can’t plant their own seeds.

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            Non video link? I wasn’t able to find anything that sounded relevant by searching.

            In general chemical synthesis is indeed dependent on conditions…