A hearty bowl of oatmeal is a healthy way to start your day, but according to a new study, that bowl of oatmeal can contain dangerous levels of glyphosate, a weed-killing chemical linked to cancer. The study, carried out by the non-profit Environmental Working Group, found that 43 out o...
Typically, farmers that plant a cereal rye cover crop proceeding corn or soybean will terminate their cereal rye 10-14 days before planting to minimize any impact on yield. This strategymay not allow enough time for adequate biomass production for aiding in weed suppression, especially as farmers ...
thaliana GST gene in each subfamily, suggesting that ScGST genes in these subfamilies have not been lost during evolution. Interestingly, two genes (ScGST86 and ScGST120) were not classified amongst these four subfamilies, suggesting that they may represent newly evolved genes with novel ...
The agency, part of the World Health Organization,found in 2015that glyphosate may pose a cancer "hazard," meaning that at some unknown, possibly very high level, glyphosate could potentially cause cancer in humans. Other scientists have disputed IARC's approach, given that hazards do not reflec...
Goodwill is called an “intangible asset” because it’s not a physical item, and the value cannot be calculated easily. Goodwill includes intellectual property such as secret formulas, patents, and brand names, and it reflects balance sheet assets that have been written down (i.e., reduced...
However, it should be pointed out that the preferences recorded may also have been due to differences in grain composition other than mycotoxin content between organic and conventional grain and that trial design did not allow the exact underlying reasons to be determined. The authors concluded that...
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer recently purchased Monsanto and said in a statement that the company plans to appeal the court’s decision. “Glyphosate-based herbicides have been used safely and successfully for over four decades worldwide,” the company said in a statement to CNN. ...