Case study
December 2010 Science paper claiming GFAJ-1 bacteria could substitute arsenic for phosphorus in DNA. NASA press conference; initial curation began. Within hours independent biochemists pointed out methodological problems; within 18 months Science published technical comments and refutation showing the original measurement had been contaminated. Scientific consensus rejected the claim. The meme never propagated past the initial press cycle because the consensus gate caught the variant before curation could compound it. The book’s worked example of the consensus stage working as designed.
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