Scientists Refused Permission to Study Genetically Engineered Seeds

February 20, 2009 @ 11:05 pm • Filed under The view from here

As Dave Barry is wont to say, I am not making this up.

As usual with the Times, the interesting agricultural news is over in the business section. First paragraph below gives you the flavor; click on the title to read the whole thing.

Crop Scientists Say Biotechnology Seed Companies Are Thwarting Research

By Andrew Pollack

Published: February 19, 2009

Biotechnology companies are keeping university scientists from fully researching the effectiveness and environmental impact of the industry’s genetically modified crops, according to an unusual complaint issued by a group of those scientists…