Harvard Professor Failed to Disclose Monsanto Connection in Paper Touting GMOs Print Email Share Tweet

Laura Krantz, Boston Globe, October 1, 2015

A Harvard Kennedy School professor wrote a widely disseminated policy paper last year in support of genetically modified organisms at the behest of the seed giant Monsanto, without disclosing his connection, emails show.

Monsanto not only assigned Professor Calestous Juma the topic. It went so far as to provide a summary of what the paper should say and a suggested headline. The company then connected the professor with a marketing company to pump it out over the Internet and attract media attention, according to the emails, obtained through a public records request.

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