Science as a "Marketing Arm" of Big Ag
The most hilarious part about US-RTK is that they are so clueless on science that they'll actually print the stuff like you find here . Go ahead and read it. After you compose yourself from laughing, come back and continue reading. Their claim is that the GMO Answers website is a PR tool. I suppose at some level it is, as the technology, traits, seeds and users of agricultural biotech have been defamed and smeared by activists for two decades without a whole lot of push back. Here the science is related to the public, which I guess defines public relations. However, Truth does not need "PR"-- it just needs to be communicated effectively. That is what GMOAnswers.com does. For almost twenty years the non-scientific arguments, blatant untruths, and half-cocked evidence were allowed to tarnish the reputation of technology that has performed safely and effectively. These efforts have led to calls for horribly-conceived, non-scientific and expensive changes in