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You Asked! We Answered! Do Carbon Filters Eliminate Glyphosate?
Reader Kathryn L. asks whether carbon filters can eliminate glyphosate from her drinking water. Good question! This is what we found out As per the EPA, studies show that glyphosate is effectively removed with activated-carbon methods, as well as chlorine and ozone. There are more than 750 glyphosate-based herbicides on the market, (Roundup being the most renowned), so this is a commonly used and ubiquitous herbicide. How does glyphosate get into your water, Kathryn? Run-off and erosion...
Reading Scientific Studies: With a Perspective on a Mock GE Study
There has never been a more important time than the present to understand not only genetically engineered organisms, but the research behind their propagation and promotion. The science of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or genetic engineering (GE) is rapidly evolving, and their introduction has altered and affects all aspects of our well-being, including: Our health and the environment Agriculture Food manufacturing Medical products New applications of existing tools are constantly...
The Monsanto Papers
Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man’s Search for Justice By Carey Gillam Island Press, March 2021 Press Release When global conglomerate Bayer AG paid $63 billion in 2018 to buy Monsanto Company, the deal was seen as a boost to Bayer’s wealth and power....
Dr. Michelle Perro on Healing Kids via the Gut Microbiome
Our Executive Director, Dr. Michelle Perro, MD has published a guest blog on the Heartland Health Research Alliance website. Here's an excerpt. During the past several decades, I have observed rapid escalation in rates of chronic disease in my patients, as well as a...
Secret Ingredients Film
Secret Ingredients, is an award-winning film which shares the journeys of individuals who have discovered that the “secret ingredients" in their food were making them sick. Their dietary changes consisted of a trial of going to completely organic food without GMOs...
Prepregnancy, GMOs and Glyphosate: The Era of Infertility
"There was a time when couples were actively seeking to prevent pregnancy, having too many kids and deliberately trying to slow down family growth explosions. However, there has been a marked shift in family planning and there is no doubt that we have entered the era...
Guest PDF: US Oversight Committee on Gene Editing Disbanded
Note from GMOScience: The following has been submitted by Third World Network (https://twn.my) US rDNA Committee Disbanded, Exacerbating Poor Oversight of GE Research Few outside the world of science policy noticed late last year when the US Recombinant DNA Advisory...
COVID-19, the Gut Microbiota and Glyphosate: What are the links?
Written by Michelle Perro, MD; Executive Director GMOScience At-a-Glance UK scientists (Prof. Glenn Gibson, Dr. Gemma Walton, Dr. Kirsty Hunter and Prof. Tim Spector) requested that Matt Hancock (the country’s health secretary) call attention to the...