Scientists dispute study of genetically modified corn
<p><span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="criticizing">criticizing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="laboratory">laboratory</span> <span word="rats">rats</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="tumors">tumors</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="genetically">genetically</span> <span word="modified">modified</span> <span word="corn">corn</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journal">journal</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chemical">Chemical</span> <span word="Toxicology">Toxicology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rats">rats</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="tumors">tumors</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growths">growths</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="genetically">genetically</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="maize">maize</span>.</p><p><span word="Gilles">Gilles</span>-<span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Seralini">Seralini</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Caen">Caen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="author">author</span>.</p><p>"<span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="evaluated">evaluated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lax">lax</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Safety">Safety</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span> <span word="disputed">disputed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>.</p><p><span word="Alan">Alan</span> <span word="McHughen">McHughen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="Riverside">Riverside</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p>"<span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rats">rats</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="genetically">genetically</span> <span word="predisposed">predisposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="tumors">tumors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bat">bat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span>."</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="Davis">Davis</span>, <span word="toxicologist">toxicologist</span> <span word="Alison">Alison</span> <span word="van">van</span> <span word="Eenennaam">Eenennaam</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scare">scare</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cynical">cynical</span> <span word="ploy">ploy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exploit">exploit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>."</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="methods">methods</span>. <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Hansen">Hansen</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="Consumers">Consumers</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="genetically">genetically</span> <span word="modified">modified</span> <span word="foods">foods</span>.</p>
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