by Tracey Brown
OPINION	Making Sense of Science Peer review is the missing link for the public Email: Tracey Brown - TBrown@senseaboutscience.org The Scientist 2005, 19(22):10 Published   21 November 2005

Lemon juice may help beat AIDS; genetically modified crops will create superweeds; measles vaccine may be responsible for autism; and mobile phones can cut male fertility by a third. Such questionable science claims are part of a familiar litany that outrages scientists and prompts despairing comments about the sensationalist press and the outlandish world of science and medicine on the Internet.

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