Marcel Kuntz is a French plant biotechnologist who is a Research Director in the Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire Végétale (Laboratory of Plant and Cell Physiology) at the

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(National Centre for Scientific Research) in

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. He is known for his criticisms of the ways that the French government and popular media have exaggerated the risks associated with

genetically modified foods Genetically modified foods (GM foods), also known as genetically engineered foods (GE foods), or bioengineered foods are foods produced from organisms that have had changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering. Gene ...

. He has documented how public perception of the risks of such foods has diverged significantly from the conclusions that scientists have reached on the topic. He was a recipient of the Médaille d'Or (Gold Medal) from the

Académie d'Agriculture The Académie d'agriculture de France is a voluntary association aiming to contribute to the evolution of agriculture and rural life in the scientific, technical, economic, judicial, legal, social and cultural fields. It is the successor to the s ...

(French Academy of Agriculture) in 2017.

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Kuntz's blog
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