I like this show since it may be fiction, but the break through are out there. The characters have their foibles. Makes them more real then the Drama Queens of most of the Medical series in the USA.
I would compare this to watching House M.D. Different genres. So people comparing the two shows don't understand that a diagnostician like Greg (House) is not to be confused with a pure scientist like David.
Greg got his PHD as a Medical Doctor. David got his PHD as a Microbiologist or some such micro -ology. Both are geniuses in their lines of work. Greg would go to David if he needed a mystery virus or bacteria identified.
Though I do wonder why there hasn't been an update on Owen? After we saw the Vege Owen, he dropped off the radar.
The EPA thing. That has happened and happens almost every month at least once. There is so much pollution out there there are not enough clean up options to clean up all of the mistakes that we have done out of ignorance. Now that we have found the knowledge we need to take responsibility and start working on solutions. So pointing fingers will be redundant until we get onto the science to solve the problems we cause.
Scariest part is that so many things shown in this show. Could actually happen.