How the Viral Neanderthal-Baby Story Turned Real Science into Junk Journalism

When Harvard geneticist George Church sat down for a casual interview with a German magazine, he wasn't trying to send out the message, " Mad Scientist Seeks Lady To Give Birth To Neanderthal Monster ." So how did the media - and The Daily Mail in particular - take a level-headed discussion about the future of cloning and turn it into a story about ... (more)

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