Bad science journalism the fault of chickens or eggs?

Ovocleidin-17 coordinates the carbon carbonate particles with its argenine residues, inducing crystallization.

News sites left and right are picking up a story that “Scientists solved the chicken or egg problem”. Google News aggregated 164 news articles at the time of writing, with more being added every minute. The typical introduction runs like this:

It is the age-old question that has stumped the finest minds for thousands of years. [...]