• Historical Documents
• Other Resources

Historical Documents

• 1998 ISB Newsletter story on Monsanto ag biotech acquisitions
• DuPont Press Release on 1999 merger with Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
• “Genetically Engineered Confusion” editorial in the Washington Post, 1999
• Open Letter from Monsanto CEO to Rockefeller Foundation President on sterile seed technologies, 1999
• “Biotechnology companies ready to launch joint advertisement campaign,” Bridge News, 2000
• Rockefeller Foundation response to Greenpeace report “The Golden Rice Hoax,” 2001
• 2001 Financial Times Canada story on the purchase of Aventis’s CropScience Unit by Bayer AG
• “Genetic researchers cite specter of profits: Asilomar Scientists say demands for financial gain threaten public health by concealing dangers,” San Jose Mercury News, 2000
• “Modified Foods Put Companies in a Quandry,” The New York Times, 2000
• “Monsanto Admits to ‘Arrogance,'” BNA Daily Report for Executives, 2000
• 2000 GAO Report, “Information on Prices of Genetically Modified Seeds in the United States and Argentina”
• “U.S. Will Buy Back Corn Seed: Firms to Be Compensated for Batches Mixed With Biotech Variety,” Washington Post, 2001
• 2001 San Francisco Chronicle article about the “Working Together, Creating Knowledge: The University-Industry Research Collaboration Iniative” report
• “Amazing Disgrace,” 2002 article in The Ecologist about the Mexican maize scandal and Monsanto PR efforts

Other Resources

• 2016 Hot Science post examines the health and economic impacts of pesticide use, “Another Study Highlights Huge Economic Impact of Pesticide Use and Exposures”
• Blog post from 2016, “Social Media Excerpt: “Deep Thoughts” on GMO public perception, policy, and scientific integrity”

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