(NaturalNews) A professor from South Carolina University who conducts medical research on plant genes is bringing forth new findings on RNA interference technology that have Monsanto squirming. Her research lines up with findings from Chinese researcher Dr. Chen-Yu Zhang, who has confirmed new dangers of RNA interference technology in plants engineered to kill insects.

Their research is so eye opening that both of them have been confronted by Monsanto itself. It's now apparent that Monsanto seeks to destroy any scientific research that conflicts with their agenda.
 

SC Professor experiences the pressures and controls of Monsanto first hand

South Carolina University Professor Vicki Vance has been engaged in conducting RNA research for nearly 30 years. She is beginning to see how multinational corporations like Monsanto control scientific academia through harassment and by wielding studies of their own. Now she feels that Monsanto is using their money and power to hide the risk of new forms of genetic technology that represent a conflict of interest.

In 2011, Vance attended a conference hosted by the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), which brought together EPA regulators, academic scholars and big players in the biotech industry. At the meeting, a new technique was discussed to protect crops against pests -- RNA interference technology and the rewiring of crop DNA.

Vance introduced the event, as attendees presented an environmental risk analysis for RNA technology. The consensus was pro-RNA interference, seeing no risk: "No plausible risk hypotheses were identified that can be considered unique to RNAi mechanisms when compared to other genetically engineered plants with similar traits."

The consensus backed the technology, seeing it as a way to avoid excessive use of pesticides. "At the time I was like, 'Hell yes it's safe -- how is this gonna be dangerous?'" says Vance.

Her views changed shortly after the conference, when she suddenly became the center of Monsanto harassment.
 

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