Suborning science for profit: Monsanto, glyphosate, and private science research misconduct
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Suborning science for profit: Monsanto, glyphosate, and private science research misconduct
What is this about?
Monsanto engaged in ghostwriting and other types of research misconduct to disrupt regulatory oversight of one of its most profitable products. Although public-science organizations have sanctions in place to punish research misconduct, private-science organizations do not. At least one Monsanto employee boasted about research misconduct in promotion materials. Journal editors who oversaw decisions in which Monsanto manipulated the peer review process did not disclose their conflicts of interest. Scientific misconduct by private firms threatens the integrity of public science and the public's trust in science.
