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> Glyphosate is used for only one reason, it’s profitable for Monsanto. Farmers love glyphosate because it kills weeds very effectively. It’s hard to exaggerat
by OfSanguineFire 3y ago
> Glyphosate is used for only one reason, it’s profitable for Monsanto.
Farmers love glyphosate because it kills weeds very effectively. It’s hard to exaggerate how much of a neat thing glyphosate was considered in the agricultural world when it appeared. That’s the reason it is used. Now, the reason it is produced and sold is that it is profitable for Monsanto, and regulation hasn’t stopped Monsanto.
- diogenes4 3y agoGlyphosate kills far more than just weeds (whatever those are).
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- bluGill 3y agoGlyphosate is well studied and affects cell paths that don't exist in humans.
- cvccvroomvroom 3y agoWould you drink it?
- undersuit 3y agoYou may call it a weed, I call it my garden.
- pella 3y ago"Does Glyphosate Affect the Human Microbiota?" https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/5/707 https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/5/707 "Abstract: Glyphosate is the world’s most widely used agrochemical. Its use in agriculture and gardening has been proclaimed safe because humans and other animals do not have the target enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS). However, increasing numbers of studies have demonstrated risks to humans and animals because the shikimate metabolic pathway is present in many microbes. Here, we assess the potential effect of glyphosate on healthy human microbiota. Our results demonstrate that more than one-half of human microbiome are intrinsically sensitive to glyphosate. However, further empirical studies are needed to determine the effect of glyphosate on healthy human microbiota. ... 4. Conclusions Hence, does glyphosate affect the human microbiota? Contemporary research points to the herbicide’s potential to disrupt healthy microbiomes, including the human microbiome. Several empirical studies have determined the impact of glyphosate-based products on wild- and host-associated microbiota and called to control the potentially negative consequences on environmental health and sustainability. However, further empirical studies are needed to find a “smoking gun” that determines the effect of glyphosate on the healthy human microbiota. Moreover, additional experimental and epidemiological studies are needed to determine these proposed effects of glyphosate-based products on wild and host-associated microbes to control their potentially negative consequences on human health and ecosystem functions and services." Other: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=human+microbiome+glyphosate https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=human+microbiome+glypho...
- diogenes4 3y agoOh man i had no idea we could enumerate the totality of chemical effects in the human body, my b
- genewitch 3y agoThis sounds great, except it's been proven the glyphosate is not the ingredient that kills the most weeds, the "inert" ingredients when applied alone are vastly more effective. I always think it's funny when glyphosate apologists come out in droves to defend their favorite poison manufacturer. Maybe they actually drank the stuff when Bayer/Monsanto said it was safe to drink?
- bumby 3y agoWhere can I read more about the effectiveness of the inert interments and their dosage?
- genewitch 3y agohttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221475001730149X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221475001... This always takes me a lot longer to find than i hope, since "roundup inert ingredient toxicity" has, you know, hundreds or thousands of DOI attached to it. as i've heard said - "Inert doesn't mean inactive in this context"
- bumby 3y agoThis is very interesting, thank you for taking the time to find it
- osjrnngoxifr982 3y agohttps://youtu.be/QWM_PgnoAtA?si=gI2oKECKHAgE9CKp https://youtu.be/QWM_PgnoAtA?si=gI2oKECKHAgE9CKp
- jtbayly 3y agoNo way. Show me the proof. If it’s the inert ingredients, why don’t they kill the GMO corn and beans, too?
- genewitch 3y agohttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221475001730149X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221475001...
- cvccvroomvroom 3y agoSalt and vinegar can do the same. Chemically-intensive pollution and contamination of the food supply, air, soil, and water is a choice. But it's not a Hobson's choice. Go organic.
- tengbretson 3y agoI'd like to hire you to eradicate the multiflora rose and wild parsnip on my property using only salt and vinegar. What would you charge to do this?
- daddylongstroke 3y agoWhy would I use inputs, when I can feed a mixed herd of goats, sheep, chickens and pigs to eat your rose and wild parsnip and turn it into food for my family, neighbors and community? But sure, if you want to pay me, I will take payment. At the end of my herd's eating and working your soil, you'll have plenty of manure, green manure (ultimately), and should be ready for planting whatever you want. This is exactly what I do with wild parsnip today. I don't eradicate multiflora rose, but instead, propagate it where I can. My hives work it with great delight, and it makes an unbelievable-tasting honey. Obviously, its also a great edible for us humans, and makes a fantastic tea.
- mardifoufs 3y agoI guess those dumb farmers just wanted to waste money on roundup then. I mean come on.
- kevin_thibedeau 3y agoThere are no salt and vinegar resistant crops. The desirability of glyphosate is that it lets you selectively cull all but your GM crops.
- daddylongstroke 3y agoThis is not desirable to anyone who cares about the soil microbiota, and in turn their and their family's microbiome, gut health, long-term health. As always, there is an unbelievably high price to pay for human convenience.