Is biotechnology a victim of anti-science bias in scientific journals?

摘要

Primarily outside the scientific community,misapprehensions and misinformation about recombinant DNA-modified(also known as'genetically modified',or'GM')plants have generated significant'pseudo-controversy'over their safety that has resulted in unscientific and excessive regulation(with attendant inflated development costs)and disappointing progress.But pseudo-controversy and sensational claims have originated within the scientific community as well,and even scholarly journals'treatment of the subject has been at times unscientific,one-sided and irresponsible.These shortcomings have helped to perpetuate'The Big Lie'-that recombinant DNA technology applied to agriculture and food production is unproven,unsafe,untested,unregulated and unwanted.Those misconceptions,in turn,have given rise to unwarranted opposition and tortuous,distorted public policy.