tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post6766348720312901705..comments2024-03-28T00:36:36.460-07:00Comments on The Tree of Life: Please make it stop - overselling the microbiome award for rugby, exercise, microbiome storiesJonathan Eisenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953790938128734305noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-87883243588039113462014-06-15T13:07:36.106-07:002014-06-15T13:07:36.106-07:00The worst version of this story in the news I'...The worst version of this story in the news I've seen (so far) has an even worse headline ... and doesn't even discuss the study: http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail10/story171667/exercise-stimulates-diverse-gut-bacteria-and-lowers-obesity-risk.html<br />Tanya Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035809336460985231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-27901331853174807402014-06-13T07:04:47.060-07:002014-06-13T07:04:47.060-07:00I don't think they need peer review with teeth...I don't think they need peer review with teeth to screen out some of this hype. They need peer review with gums. This claim is so obviously wrong no teeth required to catch it.Jonathan Eisenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953790938128734305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-18019225228408065402014-06-12T20:02:12.353-07:002014-06-12T20:02:12.353-07:00BMJ.
There is your problem: those clowns will acc...BMJ.<br /><br />There is your problem: those clowns will accept anything.<br /><br />Seriously, I have never - no, not ever - been pointed to a "journal" in the BMJ stable and found it to be worth anything - no, not anything.<br /><br />These is why reputable journals have peer review with teeth, because we have centuries of experience with overly ambitious people overly hyping their work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01503716872603501439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-17900675132287489682014-06-12T09:56:13.208-07:002014-06-12T09:56:13.208-07:00no problem ... I was a bit surprised to see your T...no problem ... I was a bit surprised to see your Tweet - which is why I responded ..Jonathan Eisenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953790938128734305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-41254691650907869722014-06-11T11:16:09.190-07:002014-06-11T11:16:09.190-07:00Jonathan, thank you for correcting my interpretati...Jonathan, thank you for correcting my interpretation of the overinterpretation. I'm usually pretty vigilant about not mistaking correlation for causation, as well as normally looking for confounding variables. I didn't have a chance to read the original paper before I tweeted Kristina's article. Points well-taken.David J Krollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13405547140950675801noreply@blogger.com