Don't forget that even with the purest of intentions, scientists are human, and harbor all sorts of beliefs and prejudices that may well be expressed in the direction or results of their work. At the same time, it is entirely possible for research to be funded by institutions with their own historical agendas, and for work to be used to support or further those agendas, despite the intentions of the scientists doing the work. And, finally, it is also possible (if not likely) for research results to be distorted by simplification or even misinterpreted completely in the process of communicating them to the general public. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Some days you wake and immediately start worrying. Nothing in particular is wrong, it's just the suspicion that forces are aligning quietly and there will be trouble. -- Jenny Holzer +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ T.S. Davies [log in to unmask] SHC, DS +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+