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Most Offspring Died When Mother Rats Ate GM Soy
The Russian scientist Irina Ermakova planned a simple experiment to see if eating genetically-modified (GM) soy might influence offspring. What she got, however, was an astounding result that may threaten a multi-billion dollar industry. She added GM soy flour (5-7 grams) to the diet of female rats. The experimental diet began two weeks before the rats conceived and continued through pregnancy and nursing. The first surprise came when the pregnant rats started giving birth. Some pups from GM-fed mothers were quite a bit smaller. But the real shock came when the rats started dying. Within three weeks, 25 of the 45 (55.6%) rats from the GM soy group died compared to only 3 of 33 (9%) from the non-GM soy group and 3 of 44 (6.8%) from the non-soy controls.