Why the media need to tread carefully when reporting research findings
- Written by Hannah Brown, Post-doctoral Fellow; Reproductive Epigenetics, University of Adelaide
Last week, the Australian of the Year was awarded to biomedical scientist and stem cell researcher, Professor Alan Mackay-Sim. To have a scientist recognised for such a prestigious award was extraordinary, especially during such a challenging time for research in Australia and globally.
But alas, there was barely time for the firework-smoke-haze to...