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PNAS Paper (the firs paper) is here : http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/11/18/1510461112.abstract http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/11/18/1510461112.a
by tosseraccount 11y ago
PNAS Paper (the firs paper) is here : http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/11/18/1510461112.abstract http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/11/18/1510461112.abst... : "Evidence for extensive horizontal gene transfer from the draft genome of a tardigrade". The gene transfer angle is the most prominent thrust of the paper: "Horizontal gene transfer (HGT), or the transfer of genes between species, has been recognized recently as more pervasive than previously suspected. Here, we report evidence for an unprecedented degree of HGT into an animal genome, based on a draft genome of a tardigrade, Hypsibius dujardini."
Non target contamination in sequencing DNA and RNA is common. Attributing "horizontal gene transfer" due to the "noise" is a mistake.
The second group actually does debunk the initial paper's main point.
Perhaps establishment science need to move the peer review from before publication to after.
- jkyle 11y ago> Perhaps establishment science need to move the peer review from before publication to after. The after publication 'peer review' is when colleagues attempt to replicate your findings. It's a series of gates to credibility and general acceptance, not a single door.