Since 1996, Monsanto has held a European patent on genes that give soya beans resistance to the company's Roundup herbicide - specifically the active ingredient glyphosate.
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草甘膦除草剂农达中的草甘膦已经使用了几十年,某些专家认为草甘膦将毁灭美国农业。
Glyphosate in Roundup is used for decades and there are some experts that believe it will destroy American agriculture.
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他们还说,“他大大推进了对基于草甘膦的除草剂农达的健康风险的争议。
They added, "He greatly furthered the scientific debateon the health risks of the glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup."