Thursday, October 8, 2015

This link is to an article about a scientist who discovered that an herbicide being used on GMO plants caused health risks in humans and how the company he worked for tried to discredit him and smear his name.
http://www.democracynow.org/2014/2/21/silencing_the_scientist_tyrone_hayes_on


Thursday, October 1, 2015


I have chosen to do my project on how large biotech companies are silencing scientists who are discovering that gmo products are not safe for human consumption. The article focuses on Dr. Seralini who published research findings in the Journal of Food and Chemical Toxicology discussing the toxic impact of Monsanto's herbicide and genetically modified corn including adverse negative health side effects on rats. After the article was published the journal removed the article. I chose this topic because currently the debate of whether or not food should be labeled as gmo is a topic that is slowly gaining momentum as public awareness is just starting to rise despite efforts to keep us in the dark.