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Ghost Gene in Cattle Genome Exposed as Statistical Artifact
Original: A Ghost Gene Vanishes: How a Subtle Statistical Choice Manufactured a Cattle Genome Discovery
A reported cattle genome discovery involving a so-called ghost gene has been called into question, with the claim traced to a subtle statistical choice in the analysis. According to the headline, the gene vanished once that methodological choice was changed, suggesting the finding may have been manufactured rather than real. Details of the study, the researchers involved, and how the error was uncovered are not provided.
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Evidence
- A Ghost Gene Vanishes: How a Subtle Statistical Choice Manufactured a Cattle Genome Discovery · Bioengineer.org
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