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If all this weren't enough, Accusations of suppression and/or distortion of unfavorable studies indicate that exposure also run to glyphosate (the active ingredient in Roundup) increases the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and other serious health concerns. corn [http://www.mindfullyindependent.co.orguk/Pesticideenvironment/Nonjudges-Hodgkinorder-Lymphomadisclosure-Pesticides.htm][http://www.ehponline.org/members/2005/7728/7728.html][http://www.ehponline.org/members/2001/109p851of-secret-study-on-gm-857arbuckle/arbucklerisks-full493907.htmlJudges order disclosure of secret study on GM risks], [http://www.pubmedcentral.nihipsnews.govnet/articlerendernews.fcgiasp?artididnews=176416029217 GM Sceptics Smell a Rat]and potatoes [http://www.truthoutorganicconsumers.org/cgi-bin/artmanarticles/exec/viewarticle_4167.cgi/33/9950cfm Secret Monsanto Genetically Engineered Potato Study Suppressed for 8 Years].
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This exposure to herbicides will likely increase if Monsanto/Dow's new SmartStax™ technology gains approval which they predict by the end of the decade. In addition to applications of glyphosate corn can also be doused with Dow's LibertyLink glufosinate herbicide [http://news.dow.com/dow_news/corporate/2007/20070914a.htm]. SmartStax will combine ("stack") eight different genes for insect control and herbicide tolerance. The benefit for Monsanto will be increasing control of the market and greater profit, "Stacking traits not only provides farmers with one-stop
shopping, ''it represents incremental margin on a bag of seed corn for Monsanto''" says Monsanto's Robert Fraley [http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-08-2003/0001942873&EDATE=]. Further, tolerance of other herbicides, such as [http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=BEEC59D8-E7F2-99DF-399F4FBCDAD2FC74&sc=I100322 dicamba] will likely be added in time. Though applications of dicamba is meant to alternate with glyphosate as a response to resistance.
If all this weren't enough, studies indicate that exposure to glyphosate (the active ingredient in Roundup) increases the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and other serious health concerns. [http://www.mindfully.org/Pesticide/Non-Hodgkin-Lymphoma-Pesticides.htm][http://www.ehponline.org/members/2005/7728/7728.html][http://www.ehponline.org/members/2001/109p851-857arbuckle/arbuckle-full.html][http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1764160][http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/33/9950].
==Fraud in Testing==
Another case of fraudulent studies was revealed by Japan's Masaharu Kawata, Assistant Professor, School of Science, Nagoya University. Reseachers there "found clearly intentional misinterpretation" of data on the differences between conventional soybeans and Monsanto's genetically engineered version. "Monsanto patch-worked the results of experiments with analyses that are full of holes, and manipulated the results. They even requested the revision and lowering of safety standards. The Nagoya University team discovered facts showing inadequate and incomplete safety assessment in the application document by Monsanto".[http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0311/S00113.htm][http://www.biosafety-info.net/article.php?aid=38]. The results provided by Monsanto were skewed to hide negative data. The report concluded, "for such basic facts to come to light eight years after the approval is a clear indication of how incomplete is the state of knowledge about the genetic recombination of crops. It also demonstrates how dangerous it is for governments to rely on a commercial company’s information for data and safety assessments".
==Harm to Wildlife==
