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RE: what really concerns me
From reading the article, it appears as though the reporter is quoting the Team Leader, a Dr. Chris Klingenberg as stating that his team's study disproves creation.
Hm. I suspect there's some incorrectly placed quotation marks there.
But even if the researcher did say it, I don't think it really matters. First of all, the study is evidence supporting evolution - it's not "bad science", it's just science. It just doesn't show anything new. And with regard to creationism's nonsense, the research doesn't show anything that's in contention.
The conclusions of the scientists were perfectly valid. The reporter chose to spin the whole thing as evolution vs creationism.
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RE: what really concerns me
Portraying that study as having anything to say about creationism vs evolution was the result of a reporter thinking, "This is boring, how can I punch it up with a little controversy?"
From reading the article, it appears as though the reporter is quoting the Team Leader, a Dr. Chris Klingenberg as stating that his team's study disproves creation. If that's the case, then I think those scientists are being the sensationalists.
My point on this article wasn't to spark yet another evolution vs creation debate--but rather more fuel on the 'bad science' discussions here on Omninerd. Just as Dr. Watson has misspoke his intentions, bad science like this casts a negative pall on science as a whole to the 'unwashed masses'. Science needs to march onward and discover more--like a cure for the common cold of which I am suffering from currently..LOL.. or more seriously heart defects..other birth defects...AIDS, Cancer..etc..etc...etc.. This type of either sensationalist reporting, or just poor conclusions on the part of scientists on their findings does more harm than good.
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