I would not call it an artefact. An artefact is something that is the result of a lab condition (like the type of plastic you use). Overexpressing a retrotran

I would not call it an artefact. An artefact is something that is the result of a lab condition (like the type of plastic you use). Overexpressing a retrotransposon is not an artefact, it's the applied factor, even if it's less likely to be biologically relevant. You're spot on on the comment about suppressing data, though.