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Re:Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson's. They blame a ... by JumpCrisscross on Monday December 15, 2025 @11:38AM (#46276761)
> Impossible standard. You cannot prove a negative

It's also a deep incumbency advantage. Of course the guys selling the existing stuff are going to dispute the safety of a competitor.

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Re:Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson's. They blame a ... by pfdietz on Monday December 15, 2025 @12:11PM (#46277242)
And when a chemical goes off patent protection and you have a new patented chemical ready to go, it's advantageous to suddenly dis the now public domain entity.
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