A challenge to scientific integrity: a critique of the critics of the GMO rat study conducted by Gilles-Eric Séralini et al. (2012)

Environmental Sciences Europe

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Loening, Ulrich E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; HERBICIDE; MAIZE; RESEARCH WORK; RODENT; TUMOR;

RATTUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84935030581     PISSN: 21904707     EISSN: 21904715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12302-015-0048-3     Document Type: Article

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