Cringing over Dr. Schwarcz's reply to Jaro

["Algutifan, Elizabeth K. (ELB) " <elb@bechteljacobs.org>]

The point was that radiation is one way we can get harmful 
> mutations.  The details don't really matter in this context.
> Cheers
> 
> Dr. Joe Schwarcz


Yes, this reply does make me cringe, because the details always matter. It's
the vivid images of 8-legged monstrosities and eyeless pigs that make for
the sensationalism and therefore stick in the minds of impressionable
readers.

Elizabeth Algutifan, CHP
Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC
Oak Ridge, TN
algutifane@bechteljacobs.org

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