The Seralini affair: degeneration of Science to Re-Science?

Environmental Sciences Europe

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Fagan, John ^a   Traavik, Terje ^b,c   Bøhn, Thomas ^b  

^a Earth Open Source Institute   (United States)

^b Center for Biosafety   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Genetically modified organism; Glyphosate; GMO; NK603; Pesticide; Regulatory safety assessment; Roundup

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; GLYPHOSATE; LIVESTOCK; MAIZE; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TENSION; TUMOR;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84940515459     PISSN: 21904707     EISSN: 21904715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12302-015-0049-2     Document Type: Article

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