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Article #5238Re: pesticides
From: Heather Mackinnon
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1987 16:19
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1987 16:19
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In article <2207@zeus.TEK.COM>, dant@tekla.TEK.COM (Dan Tilque;1893;92-789;LP=A;60HC) writes:
>
> Two points about natural insecticides (carcinogens) need to be made.
>
> 1. Because humans have selected and bred for more insect resistant plants,
> the amount of natural insecticides in plants has actually increased over
> the years.
>
> 2. The natural insecticides are concentrated just in the plants, not
> spread indiscriminately about the countryside.
>
> Dan Tilque
and
3. We evolved with the natural insecticides in plants in the levels they
are found in plants. Most experiments on carcinogens show how the
chemicals work in isolation. Sure, chemical X may cause all sorts
of problems when administered all by itself, but what happens when you
add Y and Z?
Heather Mackinnon
Just an interested amatuer
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