About those industry funded GMO studies…
In this post shared on Biology Fortified, Marc Brazeau tackles the subject of research studies on GMOs. Marc addresses the misconception that scientific consensus about GMO safety is based on industry-funded studies. Brazeau discusses how consensus on GMO safety is backed by independently funded scientific studies.
Originally posted at Biology Fortified.
Let’s talk about those industry funded studies. You know the ones. The ones you hear about from anti-GMO folks in the comment section of any story about GMOs. According to those folks, the whole scientific consensus on GMO safety is based on industry funded studies. They say that the only studies that show that GMOs pose no different risks than conventionally bred crops were all bought and paid for by Monsanto. That makes the consensus suspicious right? It would if there weren’t many independently funded studies with similar results.
Complaints about industry funded studies show an ignorance of the literature and may indicate a lazy desire to dismiss inconvenient evidence in order to preserve predetermined ideological commitments. It’s plain old confirmation bias and motivated reasoning run amok.
