I question Dr. Jon Entine of the Genetic Literacy Project and his motives.
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/02/atrazine-syngengta-tyrone-hayes-jon-entine
This man has serious conflicts of interest in his work on atrazine, and his book on Chemophobia.
From the Mother Jones article:
'Entine also runs a consultancy, ESG MediaMetrics. The firm's homepage lists Monsanto as a "select client." Among its "core services," it lists "Media strategy, writing, speechwriting, and engagement with critics." Describing its media services, it declares, "We manage and create reputations. We bring to every challenge our vast experience as active journalists, public relations and media specialists, international scholars, and advisers for Fortune 500 corporations." On the bio of personal web page, Entine has this to say about ESG MediaMetrics: The group "advises corporations and NGOs on Environmental, Social, and Governance issues, and on brand reputation and strategic communications." It adds: "Recent clients have included KKR, The Carlyle Group, The Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, P&G, American Greetings, Monsanto, DHL/Deutsche Post and Nicor."
'However, when I referred to ESG MediaMetrics as a PR firm in an email to Entine, he objected forcefully:'
'I consult with organizations, from fair trade groups to the Environmental Defense Fund to corporations. I'm committed to science. I do no corporate PR work. You can misrepresent what I do and call it PR work, but that would be deceitful. People who do what I do are generally called "green consultants," which I'm sure you'd never use as then I'd seem like a good guy and it's much easier to put people and what they do in neat little boxes that prevent real thinking.'
The biggest problem with science today, IMHO, is that funding heavily influences conclusions. People like to pretend that science is some hermetically sealed bastion of rigid practical truth-seeking, the truth is that science has become hugely political in the last 30 years, and ethics in the community have been overwhelmed by corporate research funding.
So, while I find Seralini's work to be problematic, not nearly rigorous enough, and strangely political, I find similar ethical problems in the PR work of Dr. Jon Entine.