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Nature Reviews Genetics 2, 139-142 (February 2001) | doi:10.1038/35052571
Opinion: Science or alchemy?
Peter A. Lawrence1 About the author
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Abstract
Hyperbole has become a common and accepted practice in science nowadays. We sell our results, we hide our ignorance and we use stock terms that gain spurious weight through repeated use. I illustrate from the field of developmental genetics.
Author affiliations
- Peter Lawrence is at the Division of Cell Biology, MRC-Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QH UK.Email: pal@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk
