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Microbiology Newspaper article - Newspaper writcle with factual error (Feb/14/2009 )

Hi all. Does anyone know where I can find a newspaper article in Microbiology or Immunology that have factual errors or an unforgivable exaggeration of the disease or its danger?? I have read some newspaper articles that have many mistakes in them about microbiology diseases such as west nile, bird flu etc. I can't seem to find any online. Does anyone know any good newspaper articles with factual errors?

-globy123-

Newspaper reporting of science is usually shallow if not outright erred. If nothing else, look for the use of "bacteria" or "fungi" as singular nouns.

-GeorgeWolff-

GeorgeWolff on Feb 16 2009, 08:05 AM said:

Newspaper reporting of science is usually shallow if not outright erred. If nothing else, look for the use of "bacteria" or "fungi" as singular nouns.


Can you please tell me where I can find one of these articles with "bacteria" or "fungi" as singular nouns?

-globy123-

Search google or yahoo news

-GeorgeWolff-