6.14 Answers to self-teaching questions (1-4)

A number of answers are possible, but some very good suggestions are listed below. Your answer may be phrased a differently.

QUESTION 1:
A hospital press release says its heart surgeons successfully grew new muscles in a damaged heart by injecting a genetically engineered enzyme. What would be your first question to the hospital spokesman if you were looking for a controversy?

Answer:
Do you have approval from the regulatory body?

QUESTION 2: You notice rag pickers collecting used syringes, cotton bandages and other items from trash cans outside a tuberculosis hospital for resale. What would be your next move if you want to be an investigative reporter?

Answer: Follow the rag pickers to find out the next destination of the trash and visit hospitals to see whether or not they have waste incinerators.

QUESTION 3: Read this report: [ http://www.newspostindia.com/report-20440 ] which says stem cell banking is now available for the common Indian; and another article on same topic that appeared in Guardian: [ http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/oct/16/stemcells ] What is the main difference in the two reports?

Answer: The first report is based 100 per cent on the company's press release while the Guardian report is not.

QUESTION 4: You get a tip off that authorities of a nuclear plant have informed the local administration to be ready for a possible evacuation of people near the plant but they do not want this information to become public to avoid panic. How will you react?

Answer: Confirm the "tip off" and release the story.

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