2015
Volume 15, Number 3, pp. 89–96
Glyphosate nontoxicity: the genesis of a scientific fact
M. Cuhra1, 2
1GenØk – Centre for Biosafety, The Science Park, P.O.Box 6418, 9294 Tromsø, Norway
2Faculty of Health Sciences UiT, Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
Repetition of a 1978 experiment on the toxicity of glyphosate chemicals in water-flea Daphnia magna showed surprising results. In the 31 years which had passed between the two series of experiments, the toxicity of glyphosate had apparently become 300 times stronger! Further investigation into this enigmatic paradox discloses unfortunate aspects of laboratory researcher cultures as well as fundamental challenges in current regulatory approval of chemicals and the epistemology of risk-assessment.
Keywords: flexibility of scientific facts, glyphosate toxicity, scientific fraud