Regenerative Research: Glyphosate
What is glyphosate?
Glyphosate is a popular herbicide used by farmers and ranchers to kill broadleaf plants and grasses, as well as to rapidly ripen certain crops. A recent study about glyphosate use showed it can be found in more than 750 different products, and is used in more than 130 countries on more than 100 different types of crops. Glyphosate is also the subject of hundreds of lawsuits around the globe based on research that exposure to glyphosate could cause chronic disease and cancers.
Also known as N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine, glyphosate can be absorbed by the stems, leaves, or roots. It is an enzyme inhibitor, which prevents key stages of development in the plant, so the plant either dies, or rapidly matures until death. It is non-selective, so it will kill everything, unless the product is specifically genetically modified to resist it.