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Talk:Flaws in Richard Lenski Study (view source)
Revision as of 22:26, July 17, 2008
, 22:26, July 17, 2008→Formal Response to PNAS: reply to Gerlach
:::::::::: Regarding the mutation rate argument, see the earlier discussion on this page. The third experiment was significantly different than the first two. The experimental scheme was different, it was performed at at different time and with different conditions, and utilized, for the most part, different clones than the first two. And Lenski doesn't just claim there is a mutation rate in potentiated cells, he ''actually measures it''. But frankly, I don't understand your argumentation here. It seems that you are trying to suggest that all the Cit+ mutants isolated were the result of contamination. This clearly isn't the case, for several reasons. However, this isn't the place for this particular discussion, as there is already such a discussion elsewhere on this page. I still haven't seen any adequate response to our points against the Conservapedia article, and I don't think I am closed-minded for expecting such a response. As I said, I'm open to the possibility that the Lenski paper is flawed, but I expect cogent argumentation to support any such flaws. I haven't seen that here.[[User:Gerlach|Gerlach]] 15:09, 17 July 2008 (EDT)
:::::::::: Regarding the mutation rate argument, see the earlier discussion on this page. The third experiment was significantly different than the first two. The experimental scheme was different, it was performed at at different time and with different conditions, and utilized, for the most part, different clones than the first two. And Lenski doesn't just claim there is a mutation rate in potentiated cells, he ''actually measures it''. But frankly, I don't understand your argumentation here. It seems that you are trying to suggest that all the Cit+ mutants isolated were the result of contamination. This clearly isn't the case, for several reasons. However, this isn't the place for this particular discussion, as there is already such a discussion elsewhere on this page. I still haven't seen any adequate response to our points against the Conservapedia article, and I don't think I am closed-minded for expecting such a response. As I said, I'm open to the possibility that the Lenski paper is flawed, but I expect cogent argumentation to support any such flaws. I haven't seen that here.[[User:Gerlach|Gerlach]] 15:09, 17 July 2008 (EDT)
::::::::::: Gerlach, look at how many words you used to sidestep my simple explanation of a flaw in Lenski's work: "Lenski claims there is a mutation rate, yet his presented data show that the number of mutations do not scale with sample size. His presented data disprove both of his hypotheses." If the third experiment of Lenski's was independently flawed as implied by your response, then that does not help your defense. Note that in Lenski's second experiment the mutations also failed to scale with sample size.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 18:26, 17 July 2008 (EDT)
:::::::: In response to earlier postings about drafting and submitting a letter to PNAS, I'm for it and would be happy to contribute. In response to a comment above, I don't want any "glory" and learned a long time ago that nobody gets credit or money for telling the truth. More often those who speak the truth are reviled and insulted, but mockery doesn't bother the truth as much as it bothers falsehoods.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 22:01, 16 July 2008 (EDT)
:::::::: In response to earlier postings about drafting and submitting a letter to PNAS, I'm for it and would be happy to contribute. In response to a comment above, I don't want any "glory" and learned a long time ago that nobody gets credit or money for telling the truth. More often those who speak the truth are reviled and insulted, but mockery doesn't bother the truth as much as it bothers falsehoods.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 22:01, 16 July 2008 (EDT)