Theft, lies and medical breakthroughs

peter-pringleThis interview was originally published in COSMOS Magazine, issue 49.

British-born Peter Pringle spent 30 years as a foreign correspondent, writing for magazines and newspapers such as The New York TimesThe Observer and The Atlantic. Now based in New York City, he has authored or co-authored eight books, most recently a story of a famous scientific rip-off that followed the discovery of a cure for tuberculosis. He chats to COSMOS reviews editor Rivqa Rafael about the controversy. Continue reading