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by notadoc 9y ago
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- tptacek 9y agoNo, I just know how to read an abstract.
- notadoc 9y agoWell there are several hundred abstracts referenced in those links, some of which may surprise you. There's a lot of interesting information out there.
- hcurtiss 9y agoCommonly? 2,4-D is a selective herbicide, and glyphosate is not. In most circumstances, adding 2,4-D to glyphosate would be burning money. And if you're going to target broadleafs, you would not, of course, add glyphosate. They're rarely used together. And even if they were commonly mixed, is your argument really that the carcinogenicity of one should be attributed to the other?
- notadoc 9y agoI'm always amazed at the level of specific knowledge people have on random topics on hackernews, it's why this is one of the best discussion communities online. (nevermind) (nevermind) (nevermind)
- hcurtiss 9y agoWhile Enlist blends the two, 2,4-D resistant GMOs are brand new and still rarely used. I'm not as familiar with the toxicity/carcinogenicity of 2,4-D, but I think it's fair to confine this conversation to the carcinogenicity of glyphosate as that's the focus of the CA proposal.