Stephen:
You don't have to go far to find a competitor.
http://www.the-aps.org/press_room/release2_10-18-01.htm
The title of the release is:
MEN AND WOMEN DRINKING EQUAL AMOUNTS OF
ALCOHOL HAVE UNEQUAL RISKS FOR LIVER DAMAGE
But it is another rat study.
It seems that somebody at Amer. Physio Soc. has trouble keeping
their species straight :-)
On Thu, 25 Oct 2001 11:45:45 -0400 (EDT) Stephen Black
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just received the following message courtesy of Marc
> Breedlove's newsletter:
>
> ------------------------------------------------
> RETRACTION OF EARLIER STORY:
>
> http://www.the-aps.org/press_room/release10_10-18-01.htm
> AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR IN BOYS AND MEN IS NOT A LEARNED BEHAVIOR
> Reduced levels of a vascoconstrictor triggers physiological processes
> leading to fighting, biting, and scratching........
>
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 18:26:00 EDT
> Subject: Re: AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR IN BOYS AND MEN IS NOT A LEARNED BEHAVIOR
> The paper is mistitled and was posted by error. It has since been
> withdrawn. Thanks. Donna Krupa
> ----------------
>
> Under the circumstances, I regret that I must also retract the
> prestigious award I previously assigned to this striking news
> item.
>
> (However, their retraction is rather curious, as it only refers
> to the title, while the opening paragraph is just as bad, or
> worse! Moreover, the url they give still provides access to the
> unmodified, allegedly mistitled essay. Perhaps they didn't really
> mean it.)
>
> -Stephen
>
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