Environment

The Era of the Toxic Baby

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Unborn U.S. babies are soaking in a stew of chemicals, including mercury, gasoline byproducts and pesticides, according to a report released on Thursday.

"Of the 287 chemicals we detected in umbilical-cord blood, we know that 180 cause cancer in humans or animals, 217 are toxic to the brain and nervous system, and 208 cause birth defects or abnormal development in animal tests," the report said.

Looks like the chemical weapons attack has been underway for a while. Will the white-skinned culprits be labeled terrorists as well?

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