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From: walton@tybalt.caltech.edu (Steve Walton)
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Subject: Re: pesticides
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Date: Thu, 13-Aug-87 12:38:19 EDT
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One point about the original poster's comments about carcinogen
testing of pesticides: it has been pointed out recently that most of
the vegetables we eat produce natural insecticides, often very potent
carcinogens, which are present in far greater quantities than the
artificial ones.  Best short reference for this is an issue of Science
about 3 years ago; sorry, don't have the exact issue, but it had a
lurid cover with multicolored circles on it, half of which said "Eat"
inside and the other half "Die." [The editors took some flak for
this.] There is a recent book on the "Cancer Industry" as well (those
who make their living raising alarums about environmental carcinogens,
usually human-produced), but it is somewhat strident. 

    Steve Walton, guest as walton@tybalt.caltech.edu
    AMETEK Computer Research Division, ametek!walton@csvax.caltech.edu
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