Testing Pesticides on Peopl

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Pesticides — those poisons designed to kill bugs, weeds, and other forms of life that many people find undesirable — are increasingly being tested directly on human beings. Until recently, most of the testing was on laboratory animals. This upsurge in experiments on humans has prompted a review panel at the U S Environmental Protection Agency to ask if the procedures are necessary or ethical. John Rudolph has our report.

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