Scientists Under Attack: Genetic Engineering in the Magnetic Field of Money (2010)

Original title

Gekaufte Wahrheit – Gentechnik im Magnetfeld des Geldes

Directed by

Bertram Verhaag

Genre

documentary film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines how corporate money in the biotechnology industry may have affected the careers of two scientists who published research critical of genetic engineering. It focuses on the cases of Arpad Pusztai and Ignacio Chapela.

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What happens

Scientists Under Attack: Genetic Engineering in the Magnetic Field of Money (German: Gekaufte Wahrheit – Gentechnik im Magnetfeld des Geldes) is a 2009 German documentary film by Bertram Verhaag. It alleges that the biotechnology industry was implicit in ruining the careers of Árpád Pusztai and Ignacio Chapela when they published research critical of genetic engineering. The film premiered at the 2009 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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