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Re:California jury says Bayer must pay $2B to couple in Roun... by tptacek on Monday May 13, 2019 @06:05PM (#19904473)
Glyphosate isn't carcinogenic. Roundup is more than just glyphosate, though.
Re:California jury says Bayer must pay $2B to couple in Roun... by rootusrootus on Monday May 13, 2019 @07:14PM (#19905018)
I thought the IARC conclusion was that glyphosate was probably carcinogenic? This whole case was built on that, no?
Re:California jury says Bayer must pay $2B to couple in Roun... by tptacek on Monday May 13, 2019 @07:17PM (#19905044)
The evidence IARC is relying on is extremely thin. I'm not commenting on the case, so much as making the observation that glyphosate can be fine (it most likely is) without the Roundup product itself being safe.
Re:California jury says Bayer must pay $2B to couple in Roun... by ionised on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @05:23AM (#19907982)
> Glyphosate isn't carcinogenic.

Opinion is divided on that assertion.

Even Monsanto seems unsure. Why else would they suppress so much unfavourable research and employ all those social media shills?

Re:California jury says Bayer must pay $2B to couple in Roun... by rootusrootus on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @09:55AM (#19909448)
I don't care much for opinion. Science does not seem too divided on the matter. But humans are emotional creatures, and Monsanto understands that it does not really matter what the science says, it only matters who gets the better media spin. You can bet they are really wishing right now that they had gotten a better handle on the PR.
Re:California jury says Bayer must pay $2B to couple in Roun... by ionised on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @04:02AM (#19917278)
'Science' certainly is divided on the matter, (and I'd say most of it does not paint glyphosate in a great light) which is why Monsanto tries to suppress the science it doesn't like, hires trolls to brigade social media and engages in obfuscation and obstruction.