Marine Mammals and Pesticides

[ysabetwordsmith]

 Marine mammals lack a protein that protects terrestrial mammals from organophosphate pesticides.  (They may or may not have a different type of protection.)  I immediately wonder if this has anything to do with problems such as beaching and skin deformities.  Reports from previous studies point to a need to study how marine mammals respond during spikes of organophosphate runoff.

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[cmcmck]

And talking of weedkillers, I follow the Monsanto case with deep interest.

We've said for years in Europe that these guys are lying scum and here's the proof!

Farmers here have an anti Monsanto organisation in place and have had for years.