RustyJ
Contaminated Cell Line 'RustyJ'
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Denise S. O'Keefe University of Pittsburgh) [says the Hanson study is a positive study (because they could not prove it was contamination) and that there are others out there too scared to publish.
http://okeefe-lab.blogspot.com.au/
Novel MLV-GAG sequences detected in blood samples of ME/CFS patients
From the Hanson lab, this paper published today in PLoS ONE describes a study carried out with meticulous attention to detail and proper use of controls while analyzing ME/CFS patient samples for murine-leukemia related viruses. Although novel MLV-like GAG sequences were isolated and sequenced from the patient samples (as opposed to controls collected from the same sites) Lee et al. concludes that it is not possible to determine the origin of these sequences, although the samples were not contaminated with mouse DNA at a detectable level. First, bravo! to the Hanson group for being able to get anything published that might go against the current dogma regarding MLV-like viruses in human samples published -- I guarantee you that there are people with similar data whom don't want to torture themselves by attempting to publish.
http://okeefe-lab.blogspot.com.au/