That cancer-risk story that ran over the holidays drew a lot of criticism, for the scientists that authored the underlying study and the reporters who wrote that two-thirds of all cancers are caused by bad luck. Now, Science's Jennifer Couzin-Frankel writes about what went wrong: "Distilling the story — with space constraints, with a desire for clear writing that will hold readers’ attention and help them understand — carries risks for scientists and for journalists."
January 14, 2015
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