Two new studies add to the body of science, showing glyphosate\u2014 a key ingredient in Bayer AG-Monsanto\u2019s herbicide Roundup\u2014is harmful to living systems. The studies point to convincing evidence the chemical can alter DNA by actively working at the epigenetic level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These alarming studies strongly suggest glyphosate is affecting human chemistry at the genetic level to turn on negative, disease-causing traits \u2013 even into future generations. These study results indicate glyphosate progressively weakens the genome of living systems exposed to the chemical. It increases susceptibility to health problems and increased infertility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These discoveries come from a collaboration of scientists from Purdue University and the Institut National de la Sant\u00e9 et de la Recherche M\u00e9dicale (INSERM)\/Institut de Canc\u00e9rologie de L\u2019Ouest (ICO) in Nantes, France. Together, they found glyphosate can lead to mammary cancer when combined with another risk factor. Their work was published in Frontiers in Genetics and shows that glyphosate primes mammary cells for tumor growth by reprogramming epigenomes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is a major result and nobody has ever shown this before,\u201d says Sophie Leli\u00e8vre, a professor of cancer pharmacology at Purdue\u2019s College of Veterinary Medicine. \u201cShowing that glyphosate can trigger tumor growth, when combined with another frequently observed risk, is an important missing link when it comes to determining what causes cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What other frequently observed risks propelled breast cancer growth?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is assumed that only 5\u201310% of cancers are directly caused by inherited genetic abnormalities. The remaining 90% of cancers are linked to environmental factors that directly or indirectly affect DNA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n