How geneticists can help reporters to get their story right : Article : Nature Reviews Genetics

This article, by Celeste M. Condit of the University of Georgia, Athens, addresses the disgruntlement that many geneticists experience when they read, see or hear coverage of genetics in the mass media. Dr Condit describes how geneticists themselves can play their part in improving that coverage by explaining the forces that shape science news. Her article provides some specific options for reducing hype, countering genetic determinism and preventing the use of genetics to reinforce discriminatory messages: slants that many reporters are inclined to give to their articles.

The full article is available in Nature Reviews Genetics 8, 815-820 (October 2007).