While there has been continual debate over the implications of the study as to the determination of the safety of NK603 and Roundup herbicide, it is clear that this research “is the most detailed study of an agricultural GMO life-long consumption, and especially on NK603 for which only a 90-day safety test existed on the same rat strain. It is also the first long term detailed research on mammals exposed to a highly diluted pesticide in its total formulation with adjuvants.” Moreover, the findings represent the most detailed test of GM crops that are independent from the biotech and pesticide companies that develop these products.