Weed-Whacking Herbicide Proves Deadly to Human Cells

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Scientific American.

Used in gardens, farms, and parks around the world, the weed killer Roundup contains an ingredient that can suffocate human cells in a laboratory, researchers say.

About Laura B.

Laura L. Barnes is a librarian at the Prairie Research Institute Library, embedded at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, and writes for Environmental News Bits.
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