The reformulation story is
First up, from U.S. Right to Know ("Truth and Transparency in the U.S. Food System"):
St. Louis Roundup Cancer Trial Reset for January, Talk of Bayer Settlement
The much-anticipated Roundup cancer trial set to get underway in two weeks in Monsanto’s former hometown of St. Louis is being rescheduled, according to the a spokeswoman for the St. Louis County Court where the trial was set to begin Aug 19....MUCH MORE
Court spokeswoman Christine Bertelson said Judge Brian May, who is overseeing the case of Gordon v. Monsanto, communicated late Monday that the trial was being continued, but no official order has yet been entered into the court file. Jury questionnaires were due next week and the voir dire selection of the jury was set for Aug. 18 with opening statements Aug. 19.
Judge May is rescheduling the trial for January and will issue an order within the next few days, according to Bertelson.
Aimee Wagstaff, lead attorney for plaintiff Sharlean Gordon, said that a continuance was a possibility but nothing official was determined at this point.
“The judge has not entered an order continuing the trial,” Wagstaff said. “Of course, as with every trial, a continuance is always a possibility for factors often outside control of the parties. Ms. Gordon is ready to try her case on August 19 and will be disappointed if the case is in fact continued. We are ready on whatever day the trial does commence.”
Gordon developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using Roundup herbicides for 25 years at her residence in South Pekin, Illinois. Gordon has suffered extensive debilitation due to her disease. Gordon’s stepfather, who also used Roundup at the family home where Gordon lived into adulthood, died of cancer. The case is actually derived from a larger case filed in July 2017 on behalf of more than 75 plaintiffs. Gordon is the first of that group to go to trial....
The other piece of real news was from Reuters last week:
Bayer sees potential future business in plant-based meat market
Which got mixed up in an ADDled mind when, while checking the chemistry of glyphosate, "C3H8NO5P": had one of those "Saaaay..." moments. Looking at your basic amino acid:
Nothing but if you forget the R (the huge variety of sidechains) in the amino acid (for now) and get rid of the P in the Roundup you have everything you need for the mad chemists in St. Louis to go Way Beyond Roundup.
See also July 31's Strategy: "Bayer Will Settle Roundup Lawsuit for the Right Price
