A rash of recent news reports about the detection of a possible signal from
alien life forms is "highly exagerrated," said the scientist who was
originally quoted as the key source of the news.

The slew of reports began when New Scientist magazine published a story on
Wednesday about the most promising signal detection to date of the SETI@home
program. The program is a scientific project that allows home computer users
to donate part of their computers' processing power toward the helping the
search for extraterrestrial civilizations.

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