By Ann M. Barber Barry Palevitz's and Ricki Lewis's article about scientific breakthroughs 1 raises important issues. The authors give many examples of overconfidence from journalists. Maybe a third group of professionals can help allay this distrust.
Investors use news from journalists and data from scientists to make their investment decisions.
Just as scientists succeed when their work becomes a breakthrough, investors succeed when they invest in a true breakthrough and fail when they invest in hype. I am a physician-scientist who moved from Washington, D.C., to New York to become a biotech security analyst on Wall Street. Worlds Apart, Nashville, Tenn., 1997. Inc. All rights reserved. We welcome your opinion.