Difference between revisions of "Cathie Martin"
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
:I am inventor on seven patents and I recently co-founded a spin-out company ([[Norfolk Plant Sciences]]) with Professor [[Jonathan Jones]] FRS, to bring the benefits of plant biotechnology to Europe and the US.<ref>JIC (2012) [http://www.jic.ac.uk/profile/cathie-martin.asp Cathie Martin], acc 30 Nov 2012</ref> | :I am inventor on seven patents and I recently co-founded a spin-out company ([[Norfolk Plant Sciences]]) with Professor [[Jonathan Jones]] FRS, to bring the benefits of plant biotechnology to Europe and the US.<ref>JIC (2012) [http://www.jic.ac.uk/profile/cathie-martin.asp Cathie Martin], acc 30 Nov 2012</ref> | ||
| − | She is best known for her work on a GM purple tomato that in 2008 was hyped in headlines that claimed it could help "beat cancer" | + | She is best known for her work on a GM purple tomato that in 2008 was hyped in headlines that claimed it could help "beat cancer"<ref>Victoria Fletcher, [http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/68047/Purple-tomato-can-beat-cancer Purple tomato can beat cancer], Daily Express, 27 October 2008, accessed 30 Nov 2012</ref> – a claim that stemmed from the JIC's own press release<ref>[http://www.jic.ac.uk/corporate/media-and-public/current-releases/081026martin.htm Purple tomatoes may keep cancer at bay], press release, John Innes Centre, 26 October 2008, accessed 30 Nov 2012</ref> – as well as keep you slim, ward off diabetes and safeguard eyesight. This was based on the fact that the tomato was engineered to contain high levels of anthocyanins, substances that are commonly available in a long list of existing fruit and vegetables. Their role, if any, in disease prevention is poorly understood, and non-GM purple tomatoes are available.<ref>GMWatch (2012) [http://www.gmwatch.org/component/content/article/13769 JIC spins another vacuous GM 'superfood'], 14 Mar, acc 30 Nov 2012</ref> |
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 30 November 2012
Cathie Martin has been a group leader at the John Innes Centre, Norwich UK since 1983. She is professor at the University of East Anglia. According to her biography on the JIC website in 2012:
- I am inventor on seven patents and I recently co-founded a spin-out company (Norfolk Plant Sciences) with Professor Jonathan Jones FRS, to bring the benefits of plant biotechnology to Europe and the US.[1]
She is best known for her work on a GM purple tomato that in 2008 was hyped in headlines that claimed it could help "beat cancer"[2] – a claim that stemmed from the JIC's own press release[3] – as well as keep you slim, ward off diabetes and safeguard eyesight. This was based on the fact that the tomato was engineered to contain high levels of anthocyanins, substances that are commonly available in a long list of existing fruit and vegetables. Their role, if any, in disease prevention is poorly understood, and non-GM purple tomatoes are available.[4]
Contents
Affiliations
Contact
- Address:
- ...
- ...
- ...
- ...
- Phone:
- ...
- Email:
- ...
- Website:
- ...
Resources
Notes
- ↑ JIC (2012) Cathie Martin, acc 30 Nov 2012
- ↑ Victoria Fletcher, Purple tomato can beat cancer, Daily Express, 27 October 2008, accessed 30 Nov 2012
- ↑ Purple tomatoes may keep cancer at bay, press release, John Innes Centre, 26 October 2008, accessed 30 Nov 2012
- ↑ GMWatch (2012) JIC spins another vacuous GM 'superfood', 14 Mar, acc 30 Nov 2012
