For the Record - June 11, 2021

James Ellroy novel: In the June 10 Calendar section, an article about James Ellroy’s new novel, “Widespread Panic,” referred to Lana Turner as Veronica Lake in describing a scene in the film adaptation of Ellroy’s “L.A. Confidential.”

Embryo testing: In the May 30 Section A, an article about embryo-testing startup Orchid Inc. misstated Gabriel Lázaro-Muñoz’s academic affiliation. He is an assistant professor at the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine, not Baylor University.

Birds displaced by drone crash: In the June 8 Section A, the caption for a photograph accompanying an article about seabirds abandoning their nests after a drone crash at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve said that the photo showed an elegant tern. The object pictured was a decoy.

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