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(1) Super weed cant be killed, abc news, 6 October 2009. See also,Jeff Hampton, N.C. farmers battle herbicide-resistant weeds, The Virginian-Pilot, 19 July 2009
(2) Clea Caulcutt, Superweed explosion threatens Monsanto heartlands, Clea Caulcutt, 19 April 2009,
(3) N. Benachour and G-E. Seralini, Glyphosate Formulations Induce Apoptosis and Necrosis in Human Umbilical, Embryonic, and Placental Cells, Chem. Res. Toxicol., Article DOI: 10.1021/tx800218n. Publication Date (Web): December 23, 2008.
(4) Carolyn Dimitri and Lydia Oberholtzer, Marketing U.S. organic foods: recent trends from farms to consumers, USDA Economic Research Service, September 2009,
(5)International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development, IAASTD, 2008,
(6) Ho MW.UK Food Standards Agency study proves organic food is better. Science in Society 44, 32-33, 2009.