ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross was featured as a special guest on a China Central TV Global Debate program, and debated Dr. Mae-Wan Ho, an activist against genetically modified food and the use of biotechnology in agriculture.
According to Dr. Ross, Dr. Ho is very opinionated and makes things up as she goes along.
When probed by ACSH staffers why he agreed to appear alongside Dr. Ho and potentially elevate her in importance, Dr. Ross responded, There s a difference between this and appearing with a complete quack like Jenny McCarthy and her statements on vaccines any scientist would be foolish to dignify her. Dr. Ho, however, has a large following in the anti-biotechnology community, so to let her spout her nonsense unopposed would be a disservice.