September 17, 2013

Can We Trust Monsanto with Our Food?

GMO9001220430_ded453fcf9_cThe real truth about GMOs. By Nina Fedoroff of Penn State University

The World Food Prize laureates for 2013 were announced in June. They are Marc van Montagu, Mary-Dell Chilton and Rob Fraley. These scientists played seminal roles, together with the late Jeff Schell, in developing modern plant molecular modification techniques. Fraley is chief technology officer of Monsanto. Chilton is a Distinguished Science Fellow at Syngenta. Montagu founded Plant Genetic Systems (now part of Bayer CropScience) and CropDesign (today owned by BASF).

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Sep 17, 2013 9:12:21 PM | Biotechnology

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