Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

nationalize the fed

(2,169 posts)
17. And how will you slime those that endorsed his book? Or the first PhD in that post?
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 05:30 PM
Oct 2016

Jonathan Latham, PhD

From Altered Genes, Twisted Truth on Amazon page

“A fascinating book: highly informative, eminently readable, and most enjoyable. It’s a real page-turner and an eye-opener.”--Richard C. Jennings, Ph.D., Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, UK



“This incisive and insightful book is truly outstanding. Not only is it well-reasoned and scientifically solid, it's a pleasure to read--and a must-read. Through its masterful marshalling of facts, it dispels the cloud of disinformation that has misled people into believing that GE foods have been adequately tested and don't entail abnormal risk.” --David Schubert, Ph.D. molecular biologist and Head of Cellular Neurobiology, Salk Institute for Biological Studies



“Altered Genes, Twisted Truth is lucid, illuminating, and alarming. As a former New York City prosecutor, I was shocked to discover how the FDA illegally exempted GE foods from the rigorous testing mandated by federal statute. And as the mother of three young kids, I was outraged to learn how America’s children are being callously exposed to experimental foods that were deemed abnormally risky by the FDA’s own experts.”--Tara-Cook Littman, J.D.



“Steven Druker has written a great book that could well be a milestone in the endeavor to establish a scientifically sound policy on genetically engineered foods. The evidence is comprehensive, clear, and compelling; and its credibility is irrefutable. No one has documented other cases of irresponsible behavior by government regulators and the scientific establishment nearly as well as Druker documents this one. His book should be widely read and thoroughly heeded.”--John Ikerd, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Missouri – Columbia



“Altered Genes, Twisted Truth will stand as a landmark. It should be required reading in every university biology course.”--Joseph Cummins, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Genetics, Western University, London, Ontario



“Steven Druker's meticulously documented, well-crafted, and spellbinding narrative should serve as a clarion call to all of us. In particular, his chapter detailing the deadly epidemic of 1989-90 that was linked with a genetically engineered food supplement is especially significant. I and my Mayo Clinic colleagues were active participants in the attempt to identify the cause of this epidemic. Druker provides a comprehensive analysis of all the evidence and also presents new findings from our work. Overall his discussion of this tragic event, as well as its ominous implications, is the most comprehensive, evenlybalanced and accurate account that I have read.”--Stephen Naylor, PhD CEO and Chairman of MaiHealth Inc., Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, & Pharmacology Mayo Clinic (1991-2001)



“Steven Druker has done a beautiful job of weaving a compelling scientific argument into an engaging narrative that often reads like a detective story, and he makes his points dramatically and clearly. The examination of genetic engineering from the standpoint of software engineering is especially insightful, exposing how the former is more like a ‘hackathon’ than a careful, systematic methodology for revising complex information systems. I will recommend this book to my friends.”--Thomas J. McCabe, developer of the cyclomatic complexity software metric, a key analytic tool in computer programming employed throughout the world



“Based on over 30 years of teaching computer science at universities and on extensive experience as a programmer in private industry, I can state that Steven Druker has done an excellent job of demonstrating the recklessness of the current practices of genetic engineering in comparison to the established practices of software engineering. His book presents a striking contrast between the two fields, showing how software engineers progressively developed greater awareness of the inherent risks of altering complex information systems – and accordingly developed more rigorous procedures for managing them – while genetic technicians have largely failed to do either, despite the fact that the information systems they alter are far more complex, and far less comprehended, than any human-made system.”--Ralph Bunker, PhD



“Steven Druker has written one of the few books I have encountered, in my many years of public interest work, with the capacity to drive major change in a major issue. What Ralph Nader’s Unsafe at Any Speed was to the auto industry and what Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was to synthetic pesticides, Altered Genes, Twisted Truth will be to genetically engineered food. It is profoundly penetrating, illuminating, and compelling, and it could stimulate a monumental and beneficial shift in our system of food production.”--Joan Levin, JD, MPH



“Altered Genes, Twisted Truth is a remarkable work that may well change the public conversation on one of the most important issues of our day. If the numerous revelations it contains become widely known, the arguments being used to defend genetically engineered foods will be untenable.”--Frederick Kirschenmann, Phd Distinguished Fellow, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University, Author of Cultivating an Ecological Conscience



“Druker's brilliant exposé catches the promoters of GE food red-handed: falsifying data, corrupting regulators, lying to Congress. He thoroughly demonstrates how distortions and deceptions have been piled one on top of another, year after year, producing a global industry that teeters on a foundation of fraud and denial. This book is sure to send shock waves around the world."--Jeffrey M. Smith, international bestselling author of Seeds of Deception & Genetic Roulette



“Altered Genes, Twisted Truth is very readable, thorough, logical and thought-provoking. Steven Druker exposes shenanigans employed to promote genetic engineering that will surprise even those who have followed the ag-biotech industry closely for years. I strongly recommend his book.”--Belinda Martineau, Ph.D., a co-developer of the first genetically engineered whole food and author of First Fruit: The Creation of the Flavr Savr™ Tomato and the Birth of Biotech Foods



“Altered Genes, Twisted Truth reveals how the inception of molecular biotechnology ignited a battle between those committed to scientific accuracy and the public interest and those who saw genetic engineering’s commercial potential. Steven Druker’s meticulously researched book pieces together the deeply disturbing and tremendously important history of the intertwined science and politics of GMOs. Understanding this ongoing struggle is a key to understanding science in the modern world.”--Allison Wilson, PhD molecular geneticist, Science Director, The Bioscience Resource Project

Perhaps ALL of these PhD's that have endorsed Altered Genes, Twisted Truth have been punked. In which case, you should notify them immediately, their reputations are at stake.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

yawn niyad Oct 2016 #1
Yeah, food security is rather a tedious subject. progressoid Oct 2016 #3
and that was clearly such industry propaganda. so, yes, yawn. we have heard niyad Oct 2016 #21
Which industry propaganda? progressoid Oct 2016 #26
WTF? ReRe Oct 2016 #2
Kavin Senapathy is the source. progressoid Oct 2016 #4
Without GMO how can massive corporations patent living plants? mackdaddy Oct 2016 #5
Corporations (massive and small) patented plants long before GMOs. progressoid Oct 2016 #6
"...Monsanto’s promise to never sue a farmer whose fields have been (unknowingly) contaminated..." OnlinePoker Oct 2016 #7
Did you read the court's conclusion? It wasn't unknowingly. progressoid Oct 2016 #9
Why should I be pro-GMO??? Wilms Oct 2016 #8
That's the thing. progressoid Oct 2016 #12
Screw GMOs and Monsanto both! How's that? upaloopa Oct 2016 #10
Sure. progressoid Oct 2016 #15
Science can be good and bad upaloopa Oct 2016 #25
"I Used to Work as a Scientist with GMOs... nationalize the fed Oct 2016 #11
More Dunning Kruger effect from the people that think they can fly if they meditate hard enough. progressoid Oct 2016 #13
Many GMO Pushers say that all scientists agree that GMO's are the new sliced bread nationalize the fed Oct 2016 #14
I'll take the word or scientists over an attorney from the Maharishi University of Gibberish. progressoid Oct 2016 #16
And how will you slime those that endorsed his book? Or the first PhD in that post? nationalize the fed Oct 2016 #17
So you're saying the vast majority of scientists who find the nonsense in that book to be nonsense.. HuckleB Oct 2016 #31
I don't think you actually understand what "science" is. kristopher Oct 2016 #33
More AAAS scientists believe GMO food is safe to eat than believe humans cause most climate change OnlinePoker Oct 2016 #18
You'll no doubt want to ignore the PhD's listed in post #17 nationalize the fed Oct 2016 #19
Do you never eat at a restaurant. OnlinePoker Oct 2016 #20
Let's unpack that statement kristopher Oct 2016 #35
in other words, the experts in europe, who have forbidden gmo's, have no idea what niyad Oct 2016 #22
Europe has forbidden GMO's? FBaggins Oct 2016 #23
Europe hasn't forbidden GMOs. progressoid Oct 2016 #27
That's unfortunate. GliderGuider Oct 2016 #29
Looks like your spinning seed didn't fall on fertile soil here. GliderGuider Oct 2016 #24
So you think the actual reality of the science is spin? HuckleB Oct 2016 #32
No, I think this message is spin. nt GliderGuider Oct 2016 #34
food security LWolf Oct 2016 #28
With a stable global population under a billion all such problems would go away. GliderGuider Oct 2016 #30
Yep. LWolf Oct 2016 #36
Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Environment & Energy»Don't Like Monsanto? Then...»Reply #17