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GE seed manufacturers stifle independent research
GE seed manufacturers stifle independent research
A leading scientific magazine has criticized Monsanto and other major producers of biotech crops for limiting scientists’ work on GE varieties. The editors of Scientific American recently spoke out against the companies’ user agreements that forbid anyone from using GE seeds for independent research. The user agreements prevent anyone from assessing the qualities of engineered seeds, determining whether they perform as advertised, comparing them with other varieties, or evaluating their possible impact on human health or the environment without permission from the company. In many cases the companies blocked the publication of studies that were unfavorable to GE crops after they had initially given permission for the studies to be done. Read the Scientific American editorial or a related story from The New York Times.
