http://goldbamboo.com/ Paraquat News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a148889.html In findings that support a relationship between agricultural chemicals and Parkinson''s disease, two groups of researchers have found new evidence that loss of DJ-1, a gene known to be linked to inherited Parkinson''s disease, leads to striking sensitivity to the herbicide paraquat and the insecticide rotenone... click link for more info. Wed, 07 Sep 2005 05:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a150502.html In findings that support a relationship between agricultural chemicals and Parkinson''s disease, two groups of researchers have found new evidence that loss of DJ-1, a gene known to be linked to inherited Parkinson''s disease, leads to striking sensitivity to the herbicide paraquat and the insecticide rotenone. The two studies were performed with the fruit fly Drosophila, a widely used model organism for studies of human disease, and shed new light on biological connections between inherited and sporadic forms of Parkinson''s disease. Fri, 09 Sep 2005 02:00 EST