But reviews at Cell are academic papers; they are peer reviewed. Doudna has direct financial conflicts, it should have been disclosed. The viewpoints are usuall

But reviews at Cell are academic papers; they are peer reviewed. Doudna has direct financial conflicts, it should have been disclosed. The viewpoints are usually solicited and not peer reviewed (at least ones I've been involved with), and are often meant to have an individual's biased and perhaps provocative viewpoint. Regardless, I think most of the COI argument is a little silly. None of these folks are particularly motivated by the money.