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I have not read through the whole article yet, but it seems strange and it is unfortunate that this Harvard published request for corrections has no links at th
by njarboe 8y ago
I have not read through the whole article yet, but it seems strange and it is unfortunate that this Harvard published request for corrections has no links at the start to the paper in question[1], the nytimes article[2], or David Reich's response he sent to the nytimes[3]. Here are some links.
[1]Skoglund et al. (2016) paper "Genomic insights into the peopling of the Southwest Pacific.", doi: 10.1038/nature19844, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27698418 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27698418
[2]"Is Ancient DNA Research Revealing New Truths — or Falling Into Old Traps?", https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/magazine/ancient-dna-paleogenomics.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/magazine/ancient-dna-pale...
[3]Never printed by the nytimes, but it would have been nice if he had linked to a personal copy.
- jessriedel 8y agoMostly agree, but is this really sensible to consider this "Harvard published"? This is just a Harvard PI putting up a letter on his own personal website, albeit one he probably had assistance setting up.
- njarboe 8y agoI did not notice that it was just his personal site. I just looked at the HN URL. If HN had given the full address (reich.hms.harvard.edu) it's less likely I would have made that mistake. Better stated would have been "published by a Harvard Medical Researcher on his website". It is a pretty polished piece and if he was hoping it gets picked up by someone (like HN), then adding links would have been more professional and make the piece more creditable and useful.
- njarboe 8y agoPast the edit time limit. Here is his the letter to The New York Times on his personal website[1]. [1] https://reich.hms.harvard.edu/letter-response-jan-17-article-new-york-times https://reich.hms.harvard.edu/letter-response-jan-17-article...