How are GMO researchers treated?

How are GMO researchers treated?

GMO stands for genetically modified organisms. This is a very controversial topic when it comes to conflicting research with the agricultural businesses, in which GMO researchers are treated extremely unfair.  Profound Biologist Arpad Pusztai was the world’s top expert in his field, “accidentally discovered that genetically modified (GM) foods are dangerous, he became the biotech industry's bad-boy poster child, setting an example for other scientists thinking about blowing the whistle.” Pusztai was given a three million dollar grant for his research in the early 1990s. Dr. Pusztai fed rats genetically modified potatoes and within days the rats “developed potentially pre-cancerous cell growth, smaller brains, livers and testicles, partially atrophied livers, and damaged immune systems.”

Within days of this research coming together and Dr. Pusztai was given permission to do a television interview. Dr. Pusztai “was receiving calls from the pro-GMO prime minister's office to the institute's director, within the next 24 hours Pusztai was fired. He was silenced with threats of a lawsuit, his team was dismantled, and the protocols never implemented. His institute, the biotech industry, and the UK government, together launched a smear campaign to destroy Pusztai's reputation.” As other researchers were witnessing this very reputable man’s career being destroyed by the government and a large agriculture business fear was brought about, and researchers were not as willing to release the data collected during their research. “According to University of California at Berkeley professor Ignacio Chapela, there is a de facto ban on scientists asking certain questions and finding certain results. He says, it’s very hard for us to publish in this field. People are scared.”

“Dr. Charles Benbrook, former Executive Director of the Board on Agriculture of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, said he has personally spoken with dozens of scientists who had to contend with this backlash and these counter attacks that the industry unleashes on scientists that they view as a threat. The majority of them get out of the field.” These scientists’ careers are being taken down by the scientists who work for the large agricultural businesses, simply because the information that is being given out does not match what the business is saying about their products.

http://www.sott.net/article/237064-GMO-Researchers-Attacked-Evidence-Denied-and-a-Population-at-Risk