Discrowning the Six Kings

Mad Science: The Genetic Crossroad With Anna Kavanaugh

Corporate giant, Monsanto, may be feeling the most headline heat from an outraged and growing body of consumers and concerned scientists objecting to the practices and blatant oversteps of GM crops and biotech business, but they are not the only player at the GMO table. There are six kings presiding over this controversial and frightening industry: Monsanto, Syngenta, Dupont, Bayer, Dow and BASF, and each one of these corporate kings contribute enormously to the rise of profit-driven science at the expense and downfall of unsuspecting consumers worldwide. Who are they? And how are they affecting you?