date:Sep 22, 2012
The research led by Professor Giles-Eric Seralini at the University of Caen claimed that rats exposed to Roundup (glyphosate) and/or its Round-up resistant maize, NK603, developed cancers in the form of mammary tumours plus liver and kidney damage.
Half of the males and 70% of females died prematurely, compared with only 30% and 20% respectively in the control group, claimed the researchers. Their research was published this week in the Food Chemical Toxicology Journal.
But leading scientist