Scientists Under Attack When Corporate Interests Control Research

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Summary: According to some estimates, 95 percent of scientists conducting research in the field of genetic engineering are funded by agribusiness or related industries. What happens when researchers decide to work independently, steering clear of corporate influences? What are the consequences when scientific findings go against the interests of deep-pocket donors? This film profiles scientists who, based on rigorous investigation, have criticized the use of genetic modification and have been ostracized-some might say punished-for their conclusions. Viewers learn about the work of Dr. Ignacio Chapela, a Mexican biologist who faced a dubious public relations campaign against him and his Nature article on genetically modified maize, as well as the case of Dr. Arpad Pusztai, a Hungarian-born biochemist and nutritionist suspended from Scotland's Rowett Research Institute for public statements about genetically modified potatoes. Additionally, several other respected experts on GMO issues provide insite.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (88 min.) : sd., col.
remote
electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2013], c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on February 10, 2013. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Credits and Introductory Material: Scientists Under Attack: When Corporate Interests Control Research (3:51) -- Agribusiness: Private Science (2:02) -- Silencing Scientists (2:45) -- GM Foods Study Results (2:47) -- GM Foods: Documented Risks (2:46) -- Bed Research (3:13) -- Suppressed Science (2:41) -- GM Industry Self-Regulated (2:34) -- Government's False Assurances (2:28) -- Early Years of Attorney/Ecologist (2:08) -- Ubiquitous Transgenic Material (2:39) -- Seed Library (1:53) -- Tainted Corn (3:18) -- Corporate Retribution (3:49) -- Uncontrolled Transgenic Reproduction (1:50) -- Scientists' Gag Orders (3:26) -- New Life for Deposed Scientist (2:30) -- GM Foods and Genetic Changes (2:21) -- GM Crops and Animal Fertility (2:16) -- From Soy Crop to Weed Patch (4:38) -- Monsanto's Claims Debunked (4:23) -- Importance of Air Samples (4:38) -- Private Research at Berkeley (2:39) -- Corporatized Science (5:28) -- Suppression at UC Berkeley (2:15) -- Time and Place for Reflection (3:38) -- Bio-Safety Science (2:32) -- Human Right to Rule Nature (1:28) -- Economy of Ecology (3:41) -- Credits: Scientists Under Attack: When Corporate Interests Control Research (1:00)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	11 & up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.