Retraction to: Nature Communications https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17687-3, published online 25 August 2020
i didn’t hear it anywhere, so thought it to be news-worthy
[edit] As noted below by Neuromancer49, there’s a new published version with corrections. Published: 19 December 2024
Nope, not significant. The paper was retracted because a few extra sequences were included, but the conclusion remained the same when they redid the analysis.
ETA: Link to the new paper https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17687-3
They took some non-Chinese bats, and some duplicate data out of the article, but I’m not clear on if it changed the conclusion.
So is this significant?
I dont often read bat virus DNA from China, but I’m glad that if I do, I won’t be reading duplicate samples. Thanks, scientists!
