Tadpoles exposed to the #glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup suffer "massive malformations". Not only are the embryos smaller but heart function is impaired, and abnormal effects appear in the eyes, skull and brain tellerreport.com/life/2022-02-1…
Scientists from the University of Ulm found tadpoles developed smaller eyes, brains, hearts & cranial nerves when frog spawn was exposed to Roundup.
The #glyphosate concentrations used were ~equivalent to those detected in small stagnant bodies of water in countries like Brazil.
The #glyphosate concentrations used were ~equivalent to those detected in small stagnant bodies of water in countries like Brazil.
"We've been able to clearly show that the heartbeat is impaired, mobility is inhibited and the master gene PAX 6 for eye development is also impaired," says biologist Susanne Kühl. The results have wider implications—eg there's a similar master gene for eye development in humans.
The authors of the study note that amphibian populations are declining drastically worldwide and #pesticides may be a reason, and that other researchers have found #glyphosate-based herbicides impair embryonic development in amphibians, fish, and chickens pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35074614/
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