• Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    the only cited sources in that article for a specific (effective) population size are also over 20 years

    When research is old without being found wrong, it is more likely to be correct.

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      Lots of truth to that but not a lot of grant money available for replication research. After initial peer review might not get revisited for a long time.