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Nearly 300 studies now classify a common pesticide as a multi-system toxicant, reaching far beyond the brain


Scientists long knew chlorpyrifos as a nerve-targeting pesticide, but a new review of nearly 300 studies suggests the damage reaches every corner of the body, from DNA to gut bacteria to reproductive organs.

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