I've been "debating" more like fending off idiotic attacks, from the pro agrichemical lobby for years, specifically about glyphosate, one active ingredient in roundup. What always stumped the trolls was the discussion about the shikmate cycle in plants, bacteria and fungi that is disrupted by the chemical.
I've been "debating" more like fending off idiotic attacks, from the pro agrichemical lobby for years, specifically about glyphosate, one active ingredient in roundup. What always stumped the trolls was the discussion about the shikmate cycle in plants, bacteria and fungi that is disrupted by the chemical.
When glyphosate was first introduced in the late 1970s, there was zero understanding of how the human and soil microbiomes worked hence the premise that since humans weren't plants or bacteria, they wouldn't be harmed by it.
Fast forward to the late 1990s when medical science actually began to understand the role played by the microbiome in health and the important role beneficial bacteria and viruses played.
Now Bayer (which bought Monsanto for $60+ billion) is constantly in court fending off thousands of lawsuits, was ordered to post a $10.9 billion US bond to handle a portion of claims, and seems to be losing case after case of NHL (Non-hodgkins lymphoma) cases.
I can't imagine what will happen to their balance sheet when folks figure out that glyphosate and the host of other chemicals likely also cause other types of cancers and health maladies!
Should be an interesting journey to say the least!
I've been "debating" more like fending off idiotic attacks, from the pro agrichemical lobby for years, specifically about glyphosate, one active ingredient in roundup. What always stumped the trolls was the discussion about the shikmate cycle in plants, bacteria and fungi that is disrupted by the chemical.
When glyphosate was first introduced in the late 1970s, there was zero understanding of how the human and soil microbiomes worked hence the premise that since humans weren't plants or bacteria, they wouldn't be harmed by it.
Fast forward to the late 1990s when medical science actually began to understand the role played by the microbiome in health and the important role beneficial bacteria and viruses played.
Now Bayer (which bought Monsanto for $60+ billion) is constantly in court fending off thousands of lawsuits, was ordered to post a $10.9 billion US bond to handle a portion of claims, and seems to be losing case after case of NHL (Non-hodgkins lymphoma) cases.
I can't imagine what will happen to their balance sheet when folks figure out that glyphosate and the host of other chemicals likely also cause other types of cancers and health maladies!
Should be an interesting journey to say the least!
The green Revolution was a German scheme and I think its appropriate that Germany pays the bill.