What is Andres Carrasco?
'''Andrés Carrasco''' (1946 - May 10, 2014) was an [[Argentines|Argentine]] molecular biologist. He was known for discovering the adverse effects of [[glyphosate]] used in transgenic crops ingredient in [[roundup]] [[pesticide]] [[Monsanto]]. He was president and Head of Laboratory embryology (CONICET) of the [[University of Buenos Aires]] (UBA). He was born in [[Buenos Aires]]. Carrasco died in Buenos Aires from a heart attack, aged 67.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.conicet.gov.ar/fallecio-andres-carrasco-investigador-y-ex-presidente-del-conicet-2/ |title=Andrés Carrasco dies, investigator and ex President of CONICET |access-date=11 May 2014 |date=10 May 2014 |publisher=[[Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Argentina)|CONICET]]}}</ref> ==Related pages== *[[List of scientists from Argentina]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Carrasco, Andres}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Argentina]] [[Category:Scientists from Buenos Aires]] [[Category:Molecular biologists]] {{bio-stub}}