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"Hangin's too good for 'im! Burnin's too good for 'im! He should be torn into little bitsy pieces and buried alive!!!"
-Hanover Fiste, Heavy Metal

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Originally posted by Bytemite:
I thought Agent Orange burns the hell out of any plant that's exposed to it?

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2,4-D is a synthetic auxin, which is a class of plant hormones. It is absorbed through the leaves and is translocated to the meristems of the plant. Uncontrolled, unsustainable growth ensues, causing stem curl-over, leaf withering, and eventual plant death. 2,4-D is typically applied as an amine salt, but more potent ester versions exist as well.

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I mean yeah, they dumped it on Vietnam to poison the whole country, but I thought they also did it to clear out all the vegetation so the bombers could see what they were doing.

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And I can't imagine how you could genetically modify anything to be resistant to it.

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Deliberate food shortages and poisoning surface water?

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Originally posted by canttakesky:
FDA is looking for comments before deciding.

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