La salud de la información científica

Abstract

Information on science and medicine exercises a singular attraction. This article, after explaining what is to be understood as scientific literacy and comprehension of science by the citizenry, introduces the current vision of the topic from three key issues: the sources of scientific information, with special incidence on the process of revision of originals in scientific journals; the work of the transmitters of such information, especially in the written press; and, finally,the links of science journalism with the public to which it is directed.