Common weedkiller turns male frogs into females

Reuters by Maggie Fox | Mar. 2, 2010 (Special Report)

Atrazine, one of the most commonly used and controversial weedkillers, can turn male frogs into females, researchers reported on Monday.

The experiment is the first to show such complete effects of atrazine, which had been known to disrupt hormones and which is one of the chief suspects in the decline of amphibians such as frogs around the world. Full Story »

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The article does not report the political contributions and political pressure on the US decision to allow atrazine in the United States for short term corporate profit, even though the sex change behavior has been widely documented to some extent for many years.

The European Union banned atrazine in 2004. The finding may add pressure to the United States to more closely regulate the chemical, used widely in agriculture. ... More »

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