xmrv - die Engländer mal wieder

[Karlheinz]

Chronic fatigue syndrome
Seconds out
A fight over the cause of a mysterious disease

http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15211401

Imperial College kann die Ergebnisse nicht wiederholen.

Es gibt zahlreiche qualifizierte Kommentare, z.B.

"It appears odd that in the Imperial College Study, XMRV was not detected in any of the 186 patients tested, considering that the background level in the population is 4%. Perhaps the researchers should have tested samples from patients in the US who have been found to have the virus - to ensure that the UK testing method is actually working. As a researcher in a scientific field myself - I would be most concerned if I drew a complete blank, when the presence of a particular virus in a significant percentage of the general population is openly acknowledged."

[Frank-N-Furter]

Der Titel enttart schon.
Wissenschaftler schreiben nicht polemisch oder "philosophisch" sondern sachlich.
Den gleichen Fehler machen die MCS Kontrahenten hier in Deutschland auch und enttarnen sich damit selbst.

[Alex]

Hm die Webseite von economist ist auch down.