The Risks of Genetic Engineering
Arpad Pusztai and the Risks of Genetic Engineering By Ken Roseboro, ed. The Organic and Non-GMO Report, June 2009 Arpad Pusztai was one of the first scientists to raise concerns about the safety of genetically modified foods. In the late 1990s, Pusztai, a respected molecular biologist, conducted research on GM potatoes for the Rowett Institute in Scotland. The potatoes were genetically altered to produce lectins, natural insecticides, to protect them against aphids. Pusztai conducted feeding studies on rats and found…