Studies find DNA damage from anti-coca herbicide

June 16, 2007

US-funded aerial spraying of coca plantations in Colombia near the Ecuador border has severely damaged the DNA of local residents, a new study has found. Blood samples from 24 Ecuadorians living within 1.5 miles of the northern border had 600 t...

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Studies find DNA damage from anti-coca herbicide

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