Name: Does Glyphosate Disturb the Human Gut Microbiome? - EcoWatch
Brand: ecowatch.com
SKU: ecowatch-com-12
Availability: OnlineOnly

critic

Does Glyphosate Disturb the Human Gut Microbiome? - EcoWatch

preview

MOST RECENTPOPULAR The best of EcoWatch, right in your inbox. Sign up for our email newsletter! A sign indicates that glyphosate has been used on a farmer's field. / Flickr More than half the bacteria in the human gut microbiome are sensitive to , the mostly commonly used herbicide in the world, scientists this month in the Journal of Hazardous Materials. Researchers from the University of Turku in Finland recently developed a novel bioinformatics tool to predict if beneficial bacteria in the human gut are affected by exposure to glyphosate. They found that the herbicide could disturb the natural cycles of microbiome life, and potentially harm human health, through weakening the system and causing greater susceptibility to diseases. “Glyphosate targets an enzyme … [that] is crucial to synthesizing three essential amino acids,” said Pere Puigbò, who co-developed the bioinformatics tool. Glyphosate is regularly in the , viewed as a potential threat to and because of its widespread use on crops including corn, soy and canola. It is also a household weed killer, particularly the Monsanto/Bayer-owned brand . The herbicide is currently banned from many including Germany, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam, and is heavily restricted in others. and across the U.S. are starting to reduce use or pushing for a ban, due to mounting health concerns. Other cities, such as Los Angeles and Miami, have already banned use. “We need experimental research to study the effects of glyphosate on microbial communities in variable environments,” said researcher Marjo Helander in a statement about the findings. “This groundbreaking study provides tools for further studies to determine the actual impact of glyphosate on human and animal gut microbiota and thus to their health.” Related Articles From Ecowatch Related Content Around The Web EcoWatch Daily Newsletter Related Articles from EcoWatch Recent Stories from EcoWatch

MOST RECENTPOPULAR The best of EcoWatch, right in your inbox. Sign up for our email newsletter! A sign indicates that glyphosate has been used on a farmer's field. / Flickr More than half the bacteria in the human gut microbiome are sensitive to , the mostly commonly used herbicide in the world, scientists this month in the Journal of Hazardous Materials. Researchers from the University of Turku in Finland recently developed a novel bioinformatics tool to predict if beneficial bacteria in the human gut are affected by exposure to glyphosate. They found that the herbicide could disturb the...

public

Carly Nairn

ecowatch.com

Credible

Speculation

Anecdotal Evidence

Generalization

Stacking the Deck

Appeal to Authority

Straw Man

Slippery Slope

Emotional Appeal

Red Herring

False Dilemma

Illogical

Moral Equivalency

Ad Hominem

Correlation w/o Causation

Semantics

Begging the Question

Faulty Analogy

Non Sequitur

Bandwagon

Dogmatism

Failing Occam's Razor

Biased

Pure Opinion

Hit Piece

Racial Bias

National Bias

Religious Bias

Financial Incentive

Political Agenda

Gender Bias

Misused Image/Video

Study Misinterpreted

Mistake

Misused Term

Science Misrepresented

Factual Error

Satire

Surface Level

Lack of Reliable Sources

Sensational

Not Credible

Investigative

Balanced

Well Sourced

Great Context

sports

entertainment

U.S.

international

business

technology

science

culture

politics

media

health

Does Glyphosate Disturb the Human Gut Microbiome? - EcoWatch

No article scores yet.

CRITIC REVIEWS

PUBLIC REVIEWS