Preliminary study shows first hamster to human transmission of Covid-19 in HK

[Sage]

This. On a peer review, most likely other researchers will try to duplicate the research.

That’s not the case.

Some researchers may attempt to duplicate results on some papers, but the vast majority go unchallenged directly unless that piece of research is a relavent link in a process needed by themselves.

There’s many many thousands of dead beat papers that are checked for methodology and then consigned to a pile of mostly useless knowledge.

[hullexile]

That’s not the case.

Some researchers may attempt to duplicate results on some papers, but the vast majority go unchallenged directly unless that piece of research is a relavent link in a process needed by themselves.

There’s many many thousands of dead beat papers that are checked for methodology and then consigned to a pile of mostly useless knowledge.

Getting funding for duplicate research is going to be near impossible so as you say very unlikely to happen. Then if you did it and it confirmed the original who would publish it? Funding and publication are what counts for an academic career.

[TheBrit]

However if other researchers start to get different results it would be questioned even after peer review.

How are others going to test this?!

[hullexile]

How are others going to test this?!

No idea .

[Ern]

The future is bleak for Hong Kong hamsters, much like the rest of us.

[seirin]

My take is the whole premise of this fiasco is patient zero did not come into close contact with anyone with delta ergo it must have been the hamsters. Wasn’t delta circulating around Shenzhen at the same time?

[Elefant&Castle]

Buyers remorse - he is freaking out - can smell the fear.

[MABinPengChau]

My take is the whole premise of this fiasco is patient zero did not come into close contact with anyone with delta ergo it must have been the hamsters. Wasn’t delta circulating around Shenzhen at the same time?

This times 1000.

Nothing in the paper proves it was hamster to human just "it wasn't here, must have been the hamsters."

[qhank]

My take is the whole premise of this fiasco is patient zero did not come into close contact with anyone with delta ergo it must have been the hamsters. Wasn’t delta circulating around Shenzhen at the same time?

They've already compared the Delta sequences with those from China and there were no matches. You can check for yourself as all sequences are uploaded to GISAID and thus public.

[natino]

They've already compared the Delta sequences with those from China and there were no matches. You can check for yourself as all sequences are uploaded to GISAID and thus public.

This one still believes we can trust the data out of China 😂