Longterm toxicity of a roundup herbicide and a rounduptolerant genetically modified maize article june 2014 with 890 reads how we measure reads. Therefore, the tumor incidence and mortality results were reported, according to oecd guidelines for chronic toxicity studies 6, as secondary observations requiring followup using a study design intended to systematically assess carcinogenesis. Over the next few decades, dozens of volumes were published, some of. First published by food and chemical toxicology in september 2012, the article presented a twoyear feeding study in rats, and reported an increase in tumors among rats fed genetically modified corn and the herbicide roundup. They rebuked fct for retracting their paper, arguing that. The study was originally published in the elsevier journal food and chemical toxicology fct in september 2012, and caused global outcry and alarm in a number of countries who cited the study findings as reason for banning the import of genetically modified organisms. Controversial seralini study linking gm to cancer in rats. Institutional author, italian institute of pig language research. The formats for references to chapters in edited books are. On june 24, the retracted study, in expanded form, this time including the data, was republished with the tile republished study. A controversial retracted study on the toxicology of genetically modified corn and pesticide has been republished in a new journal. The move comes after the initial publication of the study was retracted by the editor of food and chemical toxicology fct, dr wallace hayes.
Gmos and roundup cause serious health issues june 26, 2014 by carol grieve 7 comments food integrity now spoke with prof. The study scientifically showed how rats fed gmo corn had a much faster mortality rate and developed more tumors than the control group of rats. However, the data, results and conclusion are all the same as the original publication. The findings were damning, showing that gmos and glyphosate roundup cause tumors, liver and kidney damage in. Seralini case study life sciences bibliographies cite.
Since the research was designed as a toxicology study, not a carcinogenicity study, firm conclusions on tumour formation could not be reached. Defenders of the republication cite the virtue of access to data, and open communication, while decrying the censorship of the retraction. Republication of the infamous seralini study on the toxicity of gm corn has been met with renewed criticism from the scientific community. The retraction most likely affected the sales of seralini s book.
Gilleseric seralini from criigen, published the study in food and chemical toxicology, 2012. Similar but lesser effects were observed with chronic consumption of rounduptolerant gm maize. Gmo seralini is a onestop resource for information about the research of gilleseric seralini and colleagues on genetically modified foods and roundup. Find out about springer natures open access oa policies for journal articles published via both the gold oa and subscription routes. Scientists around the world react as a controversial animal study on genetically modified gm corn and glyphosatebased herbicide that had been published and then retracted has been republished in expanded form in another academic journal. The republication of the paper extends the saga, but does nothing to correct the many failings of the study. He is also marketing a book and a documentary on the risks of gm crops entine 2014. The reason given for the withdrawal is that the study does not show rats get cancer from being fed gmo food. The findings were damning, showing that gmos and glyphosate roundup cause tumors, liver and kidney damage in rats. Retracted roundupfed rat research republished grist. The 24month study, billed by antigmo advocacy groups as the first of its kind, centered around the. A scientific study that identified serious health impacts on rats fed on roundup ready gmo maize has been republished following its controversial.
These are the sources and citations used to research seralini case study. The study, published in plosone, looks at the feed that is fed to lab rodents, the kinds used in gm research. Electronic version of a republished translated book. Plurality of opinion, scientific discourse and pseudoscience. The retraction comes one year after the paper was published, and seems to be a response to the avalanche of criticism the study has faced. Gilleseric seralini has republished his retracted study of herbicide resistant gmo maize and glyphosate in an obscure european open source journal. How to cite a chapter written by someone other than the books authors. The study also reports unexpectedly high rates of tumour formation. Seralini, author of the infamous study alleging to show increased rates of tumors in rats fed gm food, the one that was retracted by the journal and then later republished in a separate journal, has published another controversial study. European studies disprove seralinis gmo maize tumor. A scientific study that identified serious health impacts on rats fed on roundup ready gmo maize has been republished following its controversial retraction under strong commercial pressure. Overall, our study is the first indepth lifelong toxicology study on the fullcommercial roundup formulation and nk603 gm maize, with observations on 34 organs andmeasurement of 56 parameters analyzed at 11 time points for most organs, and utilizing 3doses. The genetic literacy projects jon entine offers a detailed factual profile of the embattled french molecular biologist along with a compilation of reactions from scientists from around the world.
Seralini released a book and film promoting his findings on the day the article appeared, and he and his supporters launched a massive worldwide public relations effort the same day. Controversial gm study republished experts respond. Profile of gilleseric seralini, author of republished. The republished study addresses the criticism of the originally published version.
The study was designed as a toxicological study, not as a carcinogenesis study. That abysmal seralini study of rats fed on gmo grain is at last being withdrawn by its publisher. Academic publishing is the subfield of publishing which distributes academic research and scholarship. Paper on link between gm corn and cancer in lab rats is republished after journal withdrew it but critics say it is still flawed.
The biotech trolls should have a heyday trying to shoot it down a second time. Seralini s study needs to be on the front of every major news publication when it is republished. When using apa style, what do i do when there is more than one. The republished version contains extra material addressing criticisms of the original publication. Elsevier has announced that they are retracting the infamous seralini study which claimed to show that gmo corn causes cancer in laboratory rats. The eu requires applicants to conduct a 90day feeding assessment study on whole gmo foodfeed before it can be placed on the market.
Indeed, the findings appear to be the same in both studies. Overall, our study is the first indepth lifelong toxicology study on the full commercial roundup formulation and nk603 gm maize, with observations on 34 organs and measurement of 56 parameters analyzed at 11 time points for most organs, and utilizing 3 doses. The important thing to remember here is that its not being republished in the same journal. The raw data underlying the study s findings are also published unlike the raw data for the industry studies that underlie regulatory approvals of roundup, which are kept secret. The original assessment conducted for herbicidetolerant maize identified no potential risk to humans. In the commentary that accompanied the republished paper, seralini et al. If anyone still doubts the quality of this study, they should simply read the republished paper. Not a single study has been conducted on the longterm effects of roundup on rats blood. Long term toxicity of a roundup herbicide a, s x espla and received 11 april 2012 accepted 2 august 2012 available online 19 september 2012 with or without roundup, and roundup alone from 0. In addition, these new studies contradict seralini s proposal on the need to carry out longterm studies.
Most academic work is published in academic journal article, book or thesis. April 17, 2014 this article was posted by tlb staff health 1. Retraction watch noted that this is hardly the first time that the authors of a retracted paper have republished. Its being republished in an open source website that is easy to publish on and has low standards that also has an incredibly low rating while at the same time being very new. Scientists react to republished seralini gmo maize rat study. The seralini affair was the controversy surrounding the publication, retraction, and republication of a journal article by french molecular biologist gilleseric seralini. Retracted scientific study on gmo rats republished. I am using a book in my dissertation that was reprinted by a different publisher.
The seralini study was designed as a long term toxicology test, using the same protocols as the short term toxicology tests submitted by the biotechnology industry proving the safety of gmos. Now the study has been republished by environmental sciences europe. Junk science like this should never have been published in the first place, but better late than never marginally. The seralini gmo rat study is now infamous for its poor quality and overstated conclusions.
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