There's always a huge disconnect between media reporting science, and science. Far too often, a scientist will say something like "Hey, this drug seems to reduce tumor sizes in mice!" and it gets reported as "SCIENTIST FINDS CURE FOR CANCER!" This seems to be the case here, where scientists simply published their findings and the news media turned it into a wild sci-fi story.
There's always a huge disconnect between media reporting science, and science. Far too often, a scientist will say something like "Hey, this drug seems to reduce tumor sizes in mice!" and it gets reported as "SCIENTIST FINDS CURE FOR CANCER!" This seems to be the case here, where scientists simply published their findings and the news media turned it into a wild sci-fi story.
Agreed, though based on what I've seen there's a substantial amount of desire to believe as well.