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In reply to the discussion: Study linking GM crops and cancer questioned. [View all]Tumbulu
(6,268 posts)14. Correct
and the elimination of any scientist who questioned the technology began in the 1980's with a purge within the land grant universities in the US.
And these guys are brutal.
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A fine piece that covers a wider swath of the issue from the science standpoint.
HuckleB
Sep 2012
#2
My opinion? It's scientist vs. scientist / industry's fading efforts to censor independent research.
proverbialwisdom
Oct 2012
#10
Which, in your rigid world view, is any post without an authoritarian stamp of approval
Chemisse
Nov 2012
#62
The saga of 'Scientist' vs Scientist with and without the benefit of the internet. Oh, snap.
proverbialwisdom
Oct 2012
#34
The Slate source brought up Mother Jones writer, Tom Philpott, and so does ThinkProgress.org below.
proverbialwisdom
Oct 2012
#44