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2025-01-17 02:11:46 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 002DD4CC9AA29AE874B1A5A13B3C10119410A082757B7A2A8DFCAACD8767647B
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Debunked old story. The image showing a rat with tumors comes from a controversial and retracted 2012 study by Gilles-Eric Séralini that claimed GMO corn & Roundup caused tumors in rats: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/journal-retracts-genetically-modified-corn-tumor-rats-study/ https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/food/many-scientists-smell-rat-french-gmo-rat-study https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4524344/ The study used Sprague-Dawley rats, which are more prone to tumors as they age: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2014.15463 https://www.nbcnews.com/sciencemain/journal-retracts-study-tying-genetically-modified-corn-rat-cancer-2d11673669
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