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> Have you also checked the source? It's not a scientific publication That's probably something to do with Wikipedia's editing guidelines these days. They hav
by jz_ 9y ago
> Have you also checked the source? It's not a scientific publication
That's probably something to do with Wikipedia's editing guidelines these days. They have a rule against using primary research citations. Only literature reviews, books, and other secondary sources are acceptable.
I found the original source for the claim, which may be no better for supporting the claim for a number of reasons (why has this not been replicated, or did replication fail?):
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0531556573900247 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/05315565739...
Effect of dimethylaminoethyl p-chlorophenoxyacetate on the lifespan of male Swiss Webster albino mice, J Exp Gerontol 8: 177, 1973
Author: R. Hochschild of "Microware Instruments Co" of California.
doi (for sci-hub): 10.1016/0531-5565(73)90024-7
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0531556573900247 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/05315565739...
Note: If anyone is actually interested in the field of biogerontology, I recommend following the https://www.fightaging.org https://www.fightaging.org blog for editorialisation of news and research papers coming out of the field.
- charlieflowers 9y ago> That's probably something to do with Wikipedia's editing guidelines these days. They have a rule against using primary research citations. Jeez. I haven't paid much attention, but every time I hear something about Wikipedia's editing guidelines, they're getting it horribly wrong.
- keganunderwood 9y agoSorry for off topic but it is a difficult topic and goes beyond Wikipedia. I read on hacker news the complaints that many (even peer reviewed) studies are never reproduced because there is no incentive to reproduce/verify someone else's work. Also, I've read that the "sugar lobby" may have been behind previous studies linking eating fatty food with obesity. Given these facts, how do we create guidelines that allow original research?
- avian 9y agoI had to look that up. As unusual as that rule sounds at the first glance, they do explain the reasons behind it quite well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary.2C_secondary_and_tertiary_sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Original_research https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Origin...