Som jag bloggat om tidigare, så har Wall Street Journal skrivit om oklarheter vad gäller gärningsmannen bakom mjältbrandsattackerna i USA (Bruce Ivins Wasn't the Anthrax Culprit - WSJ.com). WSJ är ju ingen tidning med vetenskaplig status, men det är Nature. I en ledare så kräver Nature en öppen genomgång om hur man menar att de sporer man analyserat leder till just Ivins:

This case is too important to be brushed under the carpet. The anthrax attacks killed five people, infected several others, paralysed the United States with fear and shaped the nation's bioterrorism policy. Science and law share a conviction that conclusions require evidence, and that the evidence be debated openly. The FBI says it regrets that Ivins's untimely death has denied it the chance to have its day in court. So presumably the bureau would welcome a full congressional or independent enquiry into this case, as has been called for by Senator Chuck Grassley (Republican, Iowa) and several other lawmakers. It is essential that such an enquiry takes place.

Läs mer: Case not closed : Article : Nature

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