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Lateral Root Inducible System in Arabidopsis and Maize
Published on: January 14, 2016
Comments on two recent publications on GM maize and Roundup
Dennis Eriksson1, Klaus Ammann2, Bruce Chassy3
1Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden. dennis.eriksson@slu.se.
Abstract:
Two -omics studies on genetically modified maize and Roundup-fed rats, recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, contain serious flaws in the experimental design, methodology and interpretation of results, which we point out here. The use of -omics technologies are of increasing importance in research, however we argue for a cautious approach to the potential application in food safety assessments as these exceptionally sensitive and complex methods require a thorough and detailed evaluation of the biological significance of obtained results. Arising from: Mesnage et al. Sci Rep 7:39328 (2017), Mesnage et al. Sci Rep 6:37855 (2016).
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