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Peer review came about to ensure new scientific claims are vetted by scientists prior to publication. The practice is captured in the Ingelfinger Rule, named for the former editor in chief of the New England Journal of Medicine. This set a standard that respected publications would not publish claims that had been pre-promoted prior to academic review. This process of checking and rechecking any scientific discovery or research claim for accuracy and bias – before it reaches public audiences – serves as a guardrail to prevent the spread of inaccurate or flawed research.
In 2022 and 2023, two papers analyzing the intersection of genetic engineering and disinformation were published. Neither were in very high-impact journals and neither made a huge impact on social media. But for people watching the evolution of GMO regulation and acceptance, it was time to bring out the popcorn.
The Heartland Health Research Alliance (HHRA) an ideologically-focused research groups funded by ‘dark money’ support from the organic industry and tort lawyers cashing on on suits against agro-chemical companies has pushed aggressively to influence the media and the scientific community for the stakeholders funding them.