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Re:Roundup herbicide ingredient connected to epidemic chroni... by wrs on Monday October 16, 2023 @07:29PM (#37908091)
Monsanto introduced proprietary GMO crops that were resistant to Roundup so you could easily wipe out every plant that wasn’t the crop (aka “weeds”). It was a package deal.

> In 1996, Monsanto introduced the Roundup Ready soybean, a genetically engineered crop resistant to glyphosate. In the few years after, Roundup Ready cotton, maize, and various other crops also made their debut.

https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2015/roundup-ready-crops/

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Re:Roundup herbicide ingredient connected to epidemic chroni... by mardifoufs on Monday October 16, 2023 @10:31PM (#37909791)
Sure, but that's not a bad thing. Plus, farmers still use it without using GMO resistant crops.
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