ABSTRACT:There is a growing body of literature that describes both the degree to which science is hyped and how and why that hype happens. Hype can be described as an inappropriate exaggeration of the significance or potential value of a particular study or area of science. Evidence tells us that this spin happens throughout the science translation process. There is hype in research grants, peer-reviewed publications, scientific abstracts, institutional press releases, media representations, and, of course, in the associated marketing of a new product. There is also evidence that it has played a particularly significant role in the area of genetic research. Science hype is a complex phenomenon that involves many actors. And it is, at least to some degree, the result of systemic pressures imbedded in the current incentives associated with biomedical research. This article reviews what the evidence says about the sources of hype, the social and scientific harms, and what can be done to nudge us in the right direction.

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旋转基因组：为什么科学炒作很重要

摘要：越来越多的文献描述了科学被炒作的程度以及这种炒作是如何以及为什么发生的。炒作可以被描述为对特定研究或科学领域的重要性或潜在价值的不当夸大。证据告诉我们，这种旋转发生在整个科学翻译过程中。研究资助、同行评议的出版物、科学摘要、机构新闻稿、媒体代表，当然还有新产品的相关营销，都在大肆宣传。还有证据表明它在基因研究领域发挥了特别重要的作用。科学炒作是一种复杂的现象，涉及许多参与者。而且至少在某种程度上，当前与生物医学研究相关的激励措施中蕴含着系统性压力的结果。这篇文章回顾了关于炒作的来源、社会和科学危害的证据，以及可以做些什么来推动我们朝着正确的方向前进。