Eat a strawberry, mutate your DNA

EPA approves new pesticide despite scientists' concerns --Chemists say methyl iodide, a neurotoxin that can mutate DNA, has 'serious potential for accidents.' 06 Oct 2007 Despite the protests of more than 50 scientists, including five Nobel laureates in chemistry, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday approved use of a new, highly toxic fumigant, mainly for strawberry fields. The new pesticide, methyl iodide, is designed for growers, mainly in California and Florida, who need to replace methyl bromide, which has been banned under an international treaty because it damages the Earth's ozone layer. [It's time to put an end to the Bush dictatorship.]