Ugh, every time somebody reports on the fallacies of medical dramas, it serves as a reminder that there are actually people out there who use Gregory House in lieu of health insurance. That man is addicted to Vicodin, why are you listening to him?! If your actual doctor acted like a huge jerk and kept on popping pills during your diagnosing session, you would ask for a second opinion, not trust his insane (but usually correct!) judgment to cut open your skull to cure your headaches.

Whatever, at least there is some semblance of logic there: With the rise of Dr. Oz and daytime shows with Daily Living segments, it's easy to confuse pop health with real medical advice. Fair enough. But now we actually need to be told that J.J Abram's X-Files rip-off Fringe isn't scientifically accurate?

Yes, we do:

Bottom line, it's way out there," says Michael Bell, the Associate Director for Infection Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. "A lot of things in the show don't bear much relationship to science as we know it," such as:

•An LSD-trip treatment allows communication with an injured agent in a coma.

•Chemicals turn one victim's flesh transparent. "Really way out there," Bell says.

•A plague-infected airplane is burned as a disinfection move.

This is really unnecessary information. Hopefully no one watching Fringe will ever be in a position to decide whether or not to burn a plane full of infectious passengers. The problem with this article is its operation under the assumption scientists are that people might get the wrong impression about their work, while in actuality the professionals USA Today called up for a soundbite probably had no idea what the journalists were talking about, since they were all busy gearing up for the next season of Battlestar Galactica.

Oh, and in case anyone was confused about that show, no you cannot actually have sex with Cylons. Robots don't have workable genitalia in real life. We asked a scientist and a robot insurance salesman.