But this episode underlines the problems of so-called science by press release.
Service said the episode underlined the need to rethink libel law.
By October, it was clear that Hanson would not launch a bid, but the episode underlined for ICI directors the urgent need to raise shareholder value.
But the episode underlined how, under the UK's "twin peaks" model of financial regulation, the Bank of England towers over the FCA.
The Business Standard ran an article titled "Powerless at Noon," which argued that the episode underlined the power sector's mismanagement by its regulators.
Although a piece of hardware linking the state's grid with Victoria's was to blame, the episode underlined South Australia's dependence, on windless days, on "dirty" electricity from its eastern neighbour.
Even so, the episode underlines the march of activist investors in Europe.
Nevertheless, the episode underlines the extent to which Greece remains a weak spot for the 17 European Union countries that use the euro.
But experts say the episode underlines why the new technology will most likely supplement official economic statistics rather than replace them for the foreseeable future.
This whole episode underlines why any criticism of the EU cannot be surrendered to the xenophobic, isolationist right.
