roundup ready ® corn: a case study presentation by: harlan svoboda 25 november 2014 pbio 5500
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Roundup Ready® corn:
A case study
Presentation by: Harlan Svoboda25 November 2014
PBIO 5500
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Roundup Ready® corn
Genetically modified to be resistant to Roundup® herbicide
Active ingredient: glyphosate
Both developed by Monsanto
Why?Widely used
Photo: pixgood.com
Photo: sunprairiehybrids.com
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How is it made?
1) Select Roundup-resistant gene (mepsps) via B. thuringiensis
2) Transfect E. colia. pDPG434 plasmid
b. NotI R.E. site
3) Isolate mepsps gene
4) Incorporate into Zea maysa. Microparticle bombardment
Photo: Monsanto, Sept. 2002
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2-year study
200 Sprague-Dawley rats
3 treatment groupsRoundup Ready (GMO)
Roundup only (R)
GMO + R
No hypotheses
Large amounts ofunpublished data Photo: onpasture.com
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Key Results
1. All treated groups died 2-3 times more than controls, and more rapidly
2. Sex hormonal balance was modified
3. Pituitary glands were the second most disabled organ
4. Liver congestions and necrosis were 2.5-5.5 times higher
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Key Results
5. Females produced large mammarytumors more often
Source: Séralini et al. (2012)
Source: Séralini et al. (2012)
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Key Results
6. Kidney nephropathies were also generally 1.3-2.3 greater
7. 76% of the altered parameters were kidney related
Source: Séralini et al. (2012)
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Conclusions
Roundup Ready corn ANDRoundup herbicide(glyphosate) are toxicto the rats
Implications forhuman toxicity
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Critical of “the manner in which the experiments were planned, implemented, analyzed, interpreted and communicated.”
Just glyphosate, orwhole formulationcontamination?
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Arjó et al. Criticisms
Sprague-Dawley rats prone to tumors
Implausibility of inserted gene to produce a de novo toxin
Cells vs. organism
Experimental sample size
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Arjó et al. Criticisms
RR corn fed to livestockNo evidence of toxicity
Statistical significanceKaplan-Meier stats.
Requested a retraction
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What do you think?