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06.11.2012 | permalink
Hype and doubts about “medicinal” GM tomato
Claims about drug carrying genetically engineered tomatoes should be treated cautiously. Researchers fed the GM tomatoes to mice as a small part of a Western-style high-fat, calorie-packed diet. The study has not been peer reviewed or published in a scientific journal but its findings are being promoted as a way to “reduce global epidemic of heart disease”. [...] according to the Daily Mail; “Researchers hope to mass produce the GM tomato so it can be eaten around the world”. Dr Fogelman is no stranger to cashing in on his research. Some years ago his private company (presumably something he runs during the evenings and days off from his University job) secured a $200 million dollar deal with Novartis for another application of peptides.
- GM Education, UK: Doubts about “medicinal” GM tomato
- Daily Express, UK: How genetically modified tomatoes ‘can help beat heart disease’
- Food Navigator, USA: GM tomato packed with ‘good cholesterol’ could help unblock arteries
- American Heart Association, USA: Genetically engineered tomatoes decrease plaque build-up in mice