Podcast: Horticulturalist Kevin Folta exposes US Right to Know’s smear campaign against biotech scientists

The development of GMOs have helped farmers feed more people and create sustainable methods in modern agriculture. But that fact does little to blunt the deliberate campaign that targets these farming practices and the scientists supporting GMOs.

In this podcast, science writer Cameron English speaks with Dr. Kevin Folta, the renowned University of Florida professor and scientist, on the campaigns that mislead the public about the safety of GMOs and harass the scientists who develop them.

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