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"Science by press release" has a very bad history. Think: cold fusion, the Martian "Canals", the meteorite supposed to have evidence for life on Mars.
More interesting than when a difficult experiment comes up with a radical result that may or may not be true, is when two very careful studies come up with contradictory results e.g. there is no scientific consensus on whether eggs are good for you or bad for you!
Last edited by madbadgalaxyman; 24-09-2011 at 08:44 AM.
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