UC Riverside Scientists Release the Results of their Research on Thirdhand Smoke .........................in their Grant Application

Scientists from the University of California, Riverside have been funded to the tune of more than $400,000 to conduct research on the effects of thirdhand smoke on wound healing in mice. Today, I reveal that they have reported their results to the public. The results appear in which of the following places?A. A journal articleB. A scientific conference abstractC. A research monographD. The grant applicationThe Rest of the Story Indeed, the answer is D. The results of the research are reported in the grant application itself. Once again, these researchers have demonstrated the miraculous ability to determine the results of their proposed research prior to actually conducted the experiments.And even more magical is their ability to extrapolate their findings from mice directly to humans.In the grant application, the researchers write: "The overall goal of this study is to identify how THS exposure affects response to injury and healing, so as to inform policy makers of the dangers of this newly recognized threat."Interestingly, the proposal does not state: "The overall goal of this study is to identify the effect of THS exposure on healing, so as to inform policy makers whether or not THS exposure is dangerous to humans and the magnitude of such danger if it is present."Instead, the proposal has already concluded that there are dangers to humans associated with this newly recognized threat.Moreover, the researchers have determined that their studies will provide evidence of t...
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