Many pieces of legislation related to life are attacked as based on “junk science” or politicized science. One response to these attacks has been a Presidental Memorandum by President Obama on scientific integrity.
One “proof” often offered in defense of a piece of research is that it has been published in a “peer reviewed journal.” Yet the preer review process itself has been a subject of debate. The U.K. Parliment has issued a report on peer review