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06/08/2016 / By Greg White

Biologist who uncovered gender-bending properties in toxic pesticides targeted by Big Biotech

Atrazine is the second most commonly used herbicide in the United States. Tyrone B. Hayes, an American biologist and professor of Integrative Biology at University of California, has warned about atrazine for years, purporting the herbicide is responsible for feminizing amphibians. Syngenta, manufacturers of Atrazine, ran a smear campaign against Hayes, attempting to discredit his […]

05/18/2016 / By Greg White

Poison from above? Aerial spraying of mosquito-fighting pesticides has been shown to increase the risks of autism

Children residing in a region of New York State that uses aerial pesticides to maintain mosquitoes have an increased risk for autism in comparison to children living outside the area, according to a new study. In the recent study, presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2016 meeting, the researchers reviewed autism rates and developmental delays […]

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