===== Bio ===== * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles-%C3%89ric_S%C3%A9ralini|Wikipedia: Gilles-Eric Séralini]] * [[http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Gilles-Eric_S%C3%A9ralini|Rational Wiki: Gilles-Eric Séralini]] * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/280492318756692/permalink/309844945821429/|GMO Skepti-Forum discussion on Facebook]] ===== Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize (2012) ===== * [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22999595|Reference]] ===== Retracted Seralini paper - pdf file (2012) ===== * [[https://www.facebook.com/download/1519400344944491/Seralini-2012-main.pdf|Reference]] ==== Critical Reviews ==== === Editorials === * [[http://parrottlab.uga.edu/ProfParrott/rats2012.html|GMO corn gives rats cancer. By Professor Parrott.]] * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9ralini_affair|Wikipedia: The Seralini Affair]] * [[http://doccamiryan.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/i-smell-a-rat/|Cami Ryan: I smell a rat.]] * [[http://skeptico.blogs.com/skeptico/2013/06/the-seralini-rule-gmo-bogus-study.html|Skeptico:The Seralini Rule]] * [[http://mylespower.co.uk/2013/06/29/drinking-roundup-herbicide-makes-men-live-longer/|Myles Power: Drinking Roundup Herbicide Makes Men Live Longer]] * [[http://www.vib.be/en/news/Pages/VIB-concludes-that-Seralini-study-is-not-substantiated-.aspx|VIB concludes that Séralini study is not substantiated]] * [[http://www.foodstandards.govt.nz/consumer/gmfood/seralini/pages/default.aspx|Food Standards: Response to Séralini paper]] * [[http://www.biofortified.org/2012/12/can-the-damage-from-agenda-driven-junk-science-be-undone/|BioFortified: Can the Damage from Agenda-driven Junk Science be Undone?]] * [[http://www.monsanto.com/products/documents/productsafety/seralini-sept-2012-monsanto-comments.pdf|Monsanto Comments]] * [[http://www.biofortified.org/2012/09/gm-corn-and-cancer/|BioFortified: Genetically modified corn and cancer – what does the evidence really say?]] * [[http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22287-study-linking-gm-crops-and-cancer-questioned.html|New Scientist: Study linking GM crops and cancer questioned]] * [[http://kfolta.blogspot.ca/2012/09/rats-tumors-and-critical-assessment-of.html|Kevin Folta: Rats, Tumors and Critical Assessment of Science]] * [[http://kfolta.blogspot.ca/2013/11/a-lot-may-be-learned-from-fallout.html|Kevin Folta: A Lot May Be Learned from the Fallout]] * [[http://academicsreview.org/2012/09/scientists-smell-a-rat-in-fraudulent-study/|Academics Review: Scientists Smell A Rat In Fraudulent Study]] * [[http://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2013/06/10/being-gilles-eric-seralini-inside-the-mind-of-the-anti-gm-movement/|Genetic Literacy Project: Being Gilles-Eric Seralini: Inside the mind of the anti-GM movement]] * [[http://retractionwatch.com/2013/11/28/controversial-seralini-gmo-rats-paper-to-be-retracted/|Retraction Watch: Controversial Seralini GMO-rats paper to be retracted]] * [[http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/elsevier-announces-article-retraction-from-journal-food-and-chemical-toxicology-233754961.html|Elsevier Announces Article Retraction from Journal Food and Chemical Toxicology]] * [[http://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/journal-retracts-seralinis-controversial-gmo-cancer-article/|Skeptical Raptor: Journal retracts Séralini’s controversial “GMO causes cancer” article]] * [[http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/11/29/belated-retraction-of-seralinis-bad-anti-gmo-paper/|Free Thought Blogs: Belated retraction of Seralini’s bad anti-GMO paper]] * [[http://weedcontrolfreaks.com/2012/09/why-i-think-the-seralini-gm-feeding-trial-is-bogus/|Control Freaks: Why I think the Seralini GM feeding trial is bogus]] * [[http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-gm-maize-causing-tumours-in-rats/|Science Media Center: expert reaction to GM maize and tumours in rats]] * [[http://www.nature.com/news/study-linking-gm-maize-to-rat-tumours-is-retracted-1.14268|Nature: Study linking GM maize to rat tumours is retracted]] * [[http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2013/11/29/bad-science-about-gmos-it-reminds-me-of-the-antivaccine-movement-thanksgiving-edition/|Respectful Insolence: Bad science about GMOs: It reminds me of the antivaccine movement]] * [[http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/features/half-hearted-apology-seralini-damage-done/|Cosmos: Half-hearted apology, but Séralini damage done]] === News sources === * [[http://www.forbes.com/sites/henrymiller/2012/09/25/scientists-smell-a-rat-in-fraudulent-genetic-engineering-study/|Forbes: Scientists Smell A Rat In Fraudulent Genetic Engineering Study]] * [[http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/09/21/proof-perfect-that-the-seralini-paper-on-gm-corn-and-cancer-in-rats-is-rubbish/|Forbes: Proof Perfect That The Seralini Paper On GM Corn And Cancer In Rats Is Rubbish]] * [[http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonentine/2013/11/29/notorious-seralini-gmo-cancer-rat-study-retracted-ugly-legal-battle-looms/|Forbes: Séralini Threatens Lawsuit In Wake Of Retraction Of Infamous GMO Cancer Rat Study]] * [[http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/six-french-science-academies-dismiss-study-finding-gm-corn-harmed-rats/|NYTimes: Six French Science Academies Dismiss Study Finding GM Corn Harmed Rats]] * [[http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/28/us-science-gm-retraction-idUSBRE9AR0S820131128|Reuters: Journal withdraws controversial French Monsanto GM study]] * [[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/study-linking-genetically-modified-corn-to-cancer/|Scientific American: Study Linking Genetically Modified Corn to Rat Tumors Is Retracted]] === Official reports and scholarly works === * [[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278691512005637|RETRACTED: Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize]] Includes links to Letters to the Editor of Food and Chemical Toxicology on this study. * [[http://parrottlab.uga.edu/parrottlab/Publications/Arjo-et-al-TRAG-2013.pdf|Plurality of opinion, scientific discourse and pseudoscience: an in depth analysis of the Séralini et al. study claiming that RoundupTM Ready corn or the herbicide RoundupTM cause cancer in rats]] * [[http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2986.htm|Final review of the Séralini et al. (2012a) publication on a 2-year rodent feeding study with glyphosate formulations and GM maize NK603 as published online on 19 September 2012 in Food and Chemical Toxicology]] * [[http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/gmf-agm/seralini-eng.php|Health Canada and Canadian Food Inspection Agency statement on the Séralini et al. (2012) publication on a 2-year rodent feeding study with glyphosate formulations and GM maize NK603]] * [http://www.bfr.bund.de/en/press_information/2012/29/a_study_of_the_university_of_caen_neither_constitutes_a_reason_for_a_re_evaluation_of_genetically_modified_nk603_maize_nor_does_it_affect_the_renewal_of_the_glyphosate_approval-131739.html BfR: A study of the University of Caen neither constitutes a reason for a re-evaluation of genetically modified NK603 maize nor does it affect the renewal of the glyphosate approval] Discussions * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/GMOSF/permalink/322841967855060/|GMO SkeptiForum discusses this study on Facebook]] === On this paper being republished === * [[http://www.nature.com/news/paper-claiming-gm-link-with-tumours-republished-1.15463?WT.mc_id=FBK_NatureNews|Nature: Paper claiming GM link with tumours republished]] * [[http://sciblogs.co.nz/code-for-life/2014/06/26/seralini-study-republished-with-no-scientific-peer-review/|Code for Life: Séralini GMO maize and Roundup study republished with no scientific peer review]] * [[http://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2014/06/25/examining-environmental-sciences-europe-journal-that-re-published-seralini-study/|Genetic Literacy Project: Examining Environmental Sciences Europe, journal that republished Séralini study]] ===== Major Pesticides Are More Toxic to Human Cells Than Their Declared Active Principles (2014) ===== * [[http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2014/179691/|Reference]] ==== Critical Reviews ==== === Editorials === * [[http://www.ecpa.eu/article/human-health/ecpa-statement-recent-study-making-new-claims-about-pesticide-safety|Séralini study fails to meet basic scientific standards]] * [[http://news.sciencemag.org/environment/2014/02/pesticide-study-sparks-backlash|Pesticide Study Sparks Backlash]] * [[http://ravingscientist.wordpress.com/2014/01/31/seralini-has-done-it-again/|Séralini did it again!]] === Discussions === * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/GMOSF/permalink/351957051610218|GMO Skepti-Forum thread on Facebook]] === Other useful information === * Hindawi Publishing, publisher of BioMed Research International, was listed on [[http://carbon.ucdenver.edu/~jbeall/Beall%27s%20List%20of%20Predatory,%20Open-Access%20Publishers%202012.pdf|Beall's List of Predatory Publishers through 2012.]] It has since been removed, but continues to [[http://scholarlyoa.com/2014/01/02/list-of-predatory-publishers-2014/|receive complaints.]] (Read comments.) ===== Glyphosate Formulations Induce Apoptosis and Necrosis in Human Umbilical, Embryonic, and Placental Cells (2009) ===== * [[http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/tx800218n|Reference]] ==== Critical Reviews ==== === Editorials === * [[http://gmopundit.blogspot.ca/2014/03/seralinis-latest-will-history-repeat.html|David Tribe: Séralini's Latest: Will History Repeat Itself?]] * [[http://asset.rue89.com/files/DIVE2009sa0034.pdf|Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (AFSSA) {French}]] * * **Conclusions 1 and 4 read:** * ''“1. The conclusions are solely based upon in vitro tests on non-validated, non-representative cellular models (in particular tumour or transformed cells) that are directly exposed to extremely high concentrations of substances under growing conditions that do not respect normal physiological conditions. [...]” * “4. The authors over-interpret their results in relation to potential consequences on human health, in particular on the basis of an unsubstantiated in vitro-in vivo extrapolation. [...] the concentrations used in these tests would imply a huge exposure to glyphosate to obtain such cytotoxic effects on humans.”'' === Discussions=== * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/GMOSF/permalink/395926127213310/|GMO SkeptiForum discussion of this study on Facebook]] ===== A Comparison of the Effects of Three GM Corn Varieties on Mammalian Health (2009) ===== * [[http://www.ijbs.com/v05p0706.htm#headingA11|Reference]] ==== Critical Reviews ==== * [[http://www.monsanto.com/newsviews/documents/spirouxdevendimois.pdf|Monsanto response]] Official responses * [[http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/event/gmo100127-m.pdf#page=8|EFSA GMO Panel deliberations on the paper by de Vendômois et al.]] * [[http://multimedia.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/acnfp9612a2|French High Council of Biotechnologies response]] * [[http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/gmfood/adverse/Documents/11_Table%20of%20studies_update_16Jan14%20(2).docx#page=6|Food Standards Australia New Zealand response]] === Other useful information === * Jeffrey Beall [[http://scholarlyoa.com/2013/01/15/open-access-publisher-launches-with-355-new-journals/|questions the peer-review process of the International Journal of Biological Sciences]], but note that there is a discrepancy between the publisher listed there and the one on the journal's [[http://www.ijbs.com/|website.]]