Whose responsibility is it to ensure that science is accurately interpreted by the public and decision-makers? See why this is important with these historic examples.
In a journal commentary in The American Biology Teacher, Charlotte Moser and Paul Offit, MD, discussed the importance of helping students understand the process of science and critically evaluate information about scientific topics.
Scientific concepts are sometimes used to promote personal biases. A particularly dark example is the misuse of genetics in an attempt to create a dominant race, called eugenics.