Posted January 21, 2015
This interview with Tyrone Hayes, the scientist who exposed the dangers of Syngenta’s pesticide atrazine, is worth reading in full. He covers GMOs at the end.
EXCERPT [on working for Syngenta]: Some of the other scientists seemed like they were really out to say whatever the company wanted them to say for money … I heard people use the term “biostitutes.” I watched scientists who knew better – who I know knew better – say “oh yeah this is safe, oh yeah this doesn’t mean anything” or perform experiments very poorly on purpose, or so it seemed to me. Read more.