Meeting the nutritional needs of a dynamically developing global society is a major
challenge. Despite the modernisation of agriculture, huge losses in the quality and quantity …

Glyphosate is the active ingredient in glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs), such as
Roundup™, the most widely used herbicides in the world. Glyphosate targets an essential …

Background Similar to many other animals, the honey bee Apis mellifera relies on a
beneficial gut microbiota for regulation of immune homeostasis. Honey bees exposed to …

The increased use of pesticides by major agricultural players has resulted in various
environmental pollution and serious health risks. In Brazil, the use of pesticides, such as …

Despite available technology and the knowledge that chemical pollution damages human
and ecosystem health, chemical pollution remains rampant, ineffectively monitored, rarely …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is becoming increasingly prevalent with the improvement
of people's living standards in recent years, especially in urban areas. The emerging …

Abstract Properties that make organisms ideal laboratory models in developmental and
medical research are often the ones that also make them less representative of wild …

The impact of emerging chemical pollutants, on both status and functionality of aquatic
ecosystems is worldwide recognized as a relevant issue of concern that should be assessed …

The increased incidence of thyroid diseases raises a series of questions about what the
main predisposing factors are nowadays. If dietary restriction of iodine was once a major …

Abstract Glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine] is currently the most widely used
herbicide worldwide. Its application in agricultural and urban areas can lead to the …