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Ichingcarpenter

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7. Union of Concern Scientists says

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 10:30 AM

Aug 2015

Michael Halpern, an expert on scientific integrity at the Union of Concern Scientists in Washington DC, says that

Folta's case suggests that universities should do more to educate researchers on what constitutes a conflict of interest and what types of financial relationships should be disclosed.

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�Independent� GMO Researcher Forced to Release Emails Showing $25K Grant from Monsanto [View all] Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 OP

I want to know if it's GMO - Labeling should be mandatory. tecelote Aug 2015 #1

In California, Monsanto and others succeeding in obfuscating and confusing voters about labeling 4lbs Aug 2015 #13

What's amazing (and depressing) is that Prop. 37 started out with overwhelming approval RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #14

It is frightening that people are so easily manipulated by anti-GMO fearmongering. HuckleB Sep 2015 #23

Yet, if we relaxed the laws enough to allow them to add "organic" to a product... tecelote Aug 2015 #17

Kevin Folta's appearance on Joe Rogan podcast from June 4, 2015. Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 #2

Joe Rogan - isn't that the Fear Factor host, in which bug-eating and bungee-jumping closeupready Aug 2015 #8

You must watch TV a lot which is so yesterday Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 #9

I do need to get out more, lol. closeupready Aug 2015 #10

So you watched it on youtube?......... nope.........He's not right wing or republican Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 #11

I watched it first-run. I'm old. closeupready Aug 2015 #12

Joe Rogan Experience #686 - Jeff Ross and Joe talk about Bernie Sanders Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 #20

Sounds like the Tabaco industry back in azmom Aug 2015 #3

FUNNY you should say that ('cuz guess where the Tobacco Institute types went after the Master MisterP Aug 2015 #16

Big Pharma can afford to buy all the ''science'' it needs to make its point. Octafish Aug 2015 #4

Scientists don't have conflicts of interest. Science itself tells us they are above all that! Romulox Aug 2015 #5

This is a job for the *think tanks!* immoderate Aug 2015 #6

Union of Concern Scientists says Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 #7

there is another way KT2000 Aug 2015 #15

Kick and R BeanMusical Aug 2015 #18

To be fair alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #19

To be fair that's what I live on for two years Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 #21

Well heck you can't expect Monsanto to buy independent scientists. bemildred Aug 2015 #22

Your source is unethical to the core. HuckleB Sep 2015 #24