New study highlights toxic effects on human cells of Roundup, one of the most widely used herbicides in the world, including food GMOs.
Led by Gilles-Eric Seralini and Nora Benachour, from the University of Caen, this study (which is not the first of its kind), published in the American scientific journal Chemical Research in Toxicology, looked at the toxicity of Roundup on different types of human cells (umbilical cord, embryo and placenta). The experiment focused on four different formulations, at doses corresponding to those authorized on GM crops (soybeans in particular) genetically modified to resist this herbicide.
The results have shown that these formulations act in infinitesimal doses (dilution up to 100.000 times or more) and program cell death (this is apoptosis). They also cause damage to membranes and DNA, and prevent cell respiration.
http://www.futura-sciences.com/fr/news/t/developpement-durable-1/d/lherbicide-roundup-serait-toxique-pour-des-cellules-humaines_17792/
Who could have expected? Not Monsanto anyway.