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How geneticists can help reporters to get their story right.

Nature reviews. Genetics - 1 Oct 2007

Condit Celeste M

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Many geneticists are disgruntled with the coverage of genetics in the mass media, yet geneticists themselves have a part to play in improving that coverage. This article aims to help geneticists to do so by explaining the forces that shape science news. It provides some specific options for reducing hype, countering genetic determinism and preventing the use of genetics to reinforce discriminatory messages,...

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PMID: 17878897
DOI: 10.1038/nrg2201

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