There is no link between commonly used herbicides (in the West, I should say) and birth defects.<p>Your link doesn&#x27;t where where it was published - but I&#x27;d suggest that <i>injecting embryos with herbicide</i> and then claiming any link to reality is ridiculous. You wouldn&#x27;t even drink herbicides!<p>I think this is the paper: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gmls.eu&#x2F;beitraege&#x2F;113_Carrasco.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gmls.eu&#x2F;beitraege&#x2F;113_Carrasco.pdf</a>