Does Monsanto’s Roundup (Glyphosate) Cause Disease?

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Recently a friend asked me to evaluate an apparently scientifically substantial article that concluded that glyphosate—the active ingredient in Roundup, one of the world’s most widely used artificial pesticides—has caused a dramatic increase in a variety of diseases such as autism, inflammation, immune disorders, gluten intolerance, celiac disease, and cancer. I’ve been shown various “studies” […]

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“Scientific” “Studies”: What Makes them Credible?

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The following caught my eye in today’s Weekly News from Science: Can epigenetics explain homosexuality puzzle? Michael Balter A new study suggests that epigenetic effects-chemical modifications of the human genome that alter gene activity without changing the DNA sequence-may sometimes influence sexual orientation. Researchers studied methylation, the attachment of a methyl group to specific regions of DNA,

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