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Ah, those untrustworthy Chinese academics who are calling for the controversial action of... more comprehensive followup studies.

• perl4ever 7y ago
  That is controversial in some circles: "Academic journal editors were banning unqualified FRIN statements as early as 1990" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Further_research_is_needed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Further_research_is_needed
  • stordoff 7y ago
    Remainder of sentence: ", requiring more specific information such as what types of research were needed, and what questions they ought to address." Article: > Further studies investigating how the different alleles of SARS-CoV-2 viruses compete with each other will be of significant value. > If these changes are not due to sequencing errors, it would be interesting to test whether and how these mutations affect the transmission and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2. > Thus, it will be interesting to investigate the function of the S84L AA change in ORF8, as well as the combinatory effect of these two mutations in SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis. > follow-up analyses of a larger set of data are needed to have a better understanding of the evolution and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2. There is a strong need for further immediate, comprehensive studies that combine genomic data, epidemiological data, and chart records of the clinical symptoms of patients with SARS-CoV-2. I'm not sure if I would call those unqualified statements. Some are a bit vague, but they do identify questions that should be addressed and that a larger dataset is required.
    • perl4ever 7y ago
      I was being mildly facetious.