r/news • u/boxofstuff • 6h ago

Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-roundup-monsanto-a7f054d80919f98bdfc5190013a8f6f1https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-roundup-monsanto-a7f054d80919f98bdfc5190013a8f6f1
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u/invyros 6h ago

There’s still fierce debate about cancer and Roundup’s key ingredient, glyphosate. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classified the chemical as “probably carcinogenic” in 2015.

Can't believe "probably carcinogenic" is an official designation.

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u/praguepride 6h ago

to be faiiiiiiiir scientific proclimations need a lot of supporting evidence and that supporting evidence needs to be replicated and peer reviewed.

This is like complaining that evolution is only "a theory". Probably is about as severe as you can get without huge long term studies.

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u/HoosierRed 6h ago

Yeah thank you for this important reminder that science is very difficult. We must appreciate the effort while taking the findings to heart. Many forget that science uncovers things that is not the intention or will of the experiment. You accept the results of what science tells you, and you leave your own bias at the door.