Professor Fired for Standing Up to GM Foods

CVX · Post by **CVX** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:10 pm

A well-respected and popular professor at the University of California in Berkeley has been fired after publishing a scientific paper regarding the uncontrolled contamination of irreplaceable native Mexican corn varieties by genetically engineered corn. Dr. Ignacio Chapela, whose corn contamination article was published in the science journal "Nature," was denied his tenure due to pressure from the biotech company Monsanto on the University (the UC Berkeley tenure review panel had actually voted almost unanimously to approve his tenure). Professor Chapela has been told to have his office cleaned out by December 31. Sign a petition to demand a review of Dr. Chapela's tenure denial.

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Suresh Gupta · Post by **Suresh Gupta** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:12 pm

It is wrong. I am going to sign the petition.

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 3:07 am

Ay least Monsanto haven't changed over the years. It was one of their research scientists that discovered the problems aasociated with DDT. she had her career and credibility systemtically wrecked by Monsanto only to be vindicated in later years.

Similar contamination has been found in canada but Monsanto accuse farmers there of abtaining seed illegally.

Suresh Gupta · Post by **Suresh Gupta** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 3:51 am

I hope Monsanto do not get away this time and are made to pay. I have signed the petition.

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 1:03 pm

Suresh Gupta wrote: I hope Monsanto do not get away this time and are made to pay. I have signed the petition.
Ditto.