A new form of title for scientific reports, one which confidently asserts a conclusion rather than implying it, is becoming more prevalent. That's a bad thing.
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Rosner, J. Reflections of science as a product. Nature 345, 108 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1038/345108a0
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