11 Dec 2025

Glyphosate safety paper retraction exposes ghostwriting in science

From Nights, 8:10 pm on 11 December 2025

A peer-reviewed article on the safety of herbicide glyphosate has been retracted, eight years after ghostwriting from Monsanto employees was revealed in court.

New Zealand-based scientist Dr Sasha (Alexander) Kaurov, PhD Candidate in Science and Society, Victoria University of Wellington formally requested the retraction. 

He is the author of research into how the study influenced glyphosate safety discourse.

Dr Kaurov joins Emile Donovan.

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Photo: AFP