Comments on: GM Watch admits joke http://www.biofortified.org/2009/04/gm-watch-admits-joke/ Stronger plants, stronger science, and stronger communication. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:06:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Karl Haro von Mogel http://www.biofortified.org/2009/04/gm-watch-admits-joke/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Karl Haro von Mogel Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:22:09 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=323#comment-442 Hi Jemma, thanks for the link, it will be particularly useful when I write about the stuff related to Ignacio Chapela. I actually interviewed him four years ago after he appeared in The Future of Food, and I've read a lot about his situation. In particular, how he did not confirm the more controversial findings of his paper, which is what led to the retraction. Neither of his findings have ever been reproduced. (Specifically - the introgression of transgenes into mexican landraces, and the breakup of those transgenes and their spread throughout the genome) I knew a little about the ugliness at Berkeley that he was involved in, but not the full extent. It just seems odd that a faculty member would hook up with people throwing pies over the Novartis deal - the New Scientist article was particularly interesting. Hi Jemma, thanks for the link, it will be particularly useful when I write about the stuff related to Ignacio Chapela. I actually interviewed him four years ago after he appeared in The Future of Food, and I’ve read a lot about his situation. In particular, how he did not confirm the more controversial findings of his paper, which is what led to the retraction. Neither of his findings have ever been reproduced. (Specifically – the introgression of transgenes into mexican landraces, and the breakup of those transgenes and their spread throughout the genome)

I knew a little about the ugliness at Berkeley that he was involved in, but not the full extent. It just seems odd that a faculty member would hook up with people throwing pies over the Novartis deal – the New Scientist article was particularly interesting.

]]> By: Jemma Gibbon http://www.biofortified.org/2009/04/gm-watch-admits-joke/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Jemma Gibbon Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:13:13 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=323#comment-441 Fooling the credulous certainly seems to have been Monsanto's goal. They deployed fake people and even a fictional agricultural center to try and corral their supporters via the net. The case that ended up in the High Court is just the tip of the iceberg. It's all here. http://ngin.tripod.com/deceit_index.html Fooling the credulous certainly seems to have been Monsanto’s goal. They deployed fake people and even a fictional agricultural center to try and corral their supporters via the net. The case that ended up in the High Court is just the tip of the iceberg. It’s all here.
http://ngin.tripod.com/deceit_index.html

]]> By: Mary http://www.biofortified.org/2009/04/gm-watch-admits-joke/comment-page-1/#comment-435 Mary Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:59:15 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=323#comment-435 Sigh. I'm sure it will become another internet-zombie-myth in the chain. Trying to fool a credulous group is not hard. But maybe that was their goal? Sigh. I’m sure it will become another internet-zombie-myth in the chain.

Trying to fool a credulous group is not hard. But maybe that was their goal?

]]> By: Eleanor L http://www.biofortified.org/2009/04/gm-watch-admits-joke/comment-page-1/#comment-434 Eleanor L Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:35:45 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=323#comment-434 Wow. That is funny. I had no idea so much stuff was just made up! If you follow the links, there's even stuff about a libel case that ended up in the High Court in London and which was covered in the press - "Greenpeace wins damages over professor's 'unfounded' allegations" - which arose out of a posting by an entirely fictional character on the AgBioView list. Wow. That is funny. I had no idea so much stuff was just made up! If you follow the links, there’s even stuff about a libel case that ended up in the High Court in London and which was covered in the press – “Greenpeace wins damages over professor’s ‘unfounded’ allegations” – which arose out of a posting by an entirely fictional character on the AgBioView list.

]]> By: Jemma Gibbon http://www.biofortified.org/2009/04/gm-watch-admits-joke/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Jemma Gibbon Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:51:32 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=323#comment-433 Here's an example of exactly the same thing that's 10 x funnier. http://www.lobbywatch.org/print-profile1.asp?PrId=225 Here’s an example of exactly the same thing that’s 10 x funnier.
http://www.lobbywatch.org/print-profile1.asp?PrId=225

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