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Does anybody know what reason Retrovirology has given for publishing 4 papers in one issue?
Thanks,
Mark
Was it Dr Enlander who sent 100 ME patient blood samples to the UK, for XMRV testing, which mysteriously weren't tested by Stoye, Bishop et al and when he enquired as to why, no answer was promptly forthcoming. No wonder he is suspicious about the recent hurried spate of papers.
It's quite normal for journals to run a series of papers on the same subject in one issue.
Yes but usually they present a fair and balanced perspective, not a one-sided whitewash.
It's quite normal for journals to run a series of papers on the same subject in one issue.
I don't think Enlander's fair to so relentlessly characterise the negative studies as 'denial'...
Was it Dr Enlander who sent 100 ME patient blood samples to the UK, for XMRV testing, which mysteriously weren't tested by Stoye, Bishop et al and when he enquired as to why, no answer was promptly forthcoming. No wonder he is suspicious about the recent hurried spate of papers. It does seem like an extraordinary wall of denial and 'conspiracy' (ie. 'Conspiracy' as in the Oxford English dictionary definition of the word, as in a bunch of people 'plotting', or agreeing to act together for one agreed purpose and end. Are papers usually published in unison in this way? - Certainly not 4 together, it is either an extraordinary and unlikely coincidence, or a pre meditated conspiracy. No mistake about it).
Yeah. He mentioned that in the video. He seemed to think it was due to Kerr losing his job, and the trouble that caused. Who knows though?
what happened to Enlander's samples and what, if anything, that had to do with the "academic pressure" Kerr was under and why he lost his job is something I would like to hear about, because that smacks of academic bias as well.
I hear a lot about Kerr losing his job - but he still appears on the St George's website - can someone clarify when he lost his job? Cheers
He lost his job during the Summer 09. His month was up at the end of one month and they simply did not renew it. Not sure how much notice he received. The last time someone spoke to him (that I know of) he was working in a UK hospital. On another group someone mentioned that they had emailed him on his last day at the old job. He said that he doubted he would ever be able to work in ME research again. Very sad.