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Consider the following and then answer the question below: Crazed Doc Turns Deat

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Question

Consider the following and then answer the question below:

Crazed Doc Turns Death Row Con Into Weird Tree-Man: In Carlson, Arizona's state penitentiary, MIT graduate and former Fullbright scholar, Jordan Ellison, conducted biogenetic experiments on death row convicts. One inmate, Robert Caine, underwent genetic recombination, where Ellison introduced tree cells into Caine's own body. Caine was transformed to a combination of tree and man. Caine has been moved to a new holding facility that gets lots of sunlight. (Dick Siegel, Weekly World News)

Which of the following is accurate regarding the claim above?

It can be examined by science because the claim is based upon expert testimony.

Explanation / Answer

It cannot be examined by science because the claim cannot be tested.