Comments on: A Retraction and a Deletion http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2006/03/11/a-retraction-and-a-deletion/ A blog about life, past and future. Written by DISCOVER contributing editor and columnist Carl Zimmer. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:00:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: marcp http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2006/03/11/a-retraction-and-a-deletion/comment-page-1/#comment-2792 marcp Tue, 14 Mar 2006 01:07:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2006/03/11/a-retraction-and-a-deletion/#comment-2792 Leaving aside the ethical issues, I'm sorry you threw away the other criticisms as well, about the atavism conjecture and the simplified analogy with the FOXP2 genes. Leaving aside the ethical issues, I’m sorry you threw away the other criticisms as well, about the atavism conjecture and the simplified analogy with the FOXP2 genes.

]]> By: Bill Hooker http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2006/03/11/a-retraction-and-a-deletion/comment-page-1/#comment-2791 Bill Hooker Sun, 12 Mar 2006 09:50:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2006/03/11/a-retraction-and-a-deletion/#comment-2791 My <a href="http://www.sennoma.net/main/archives/2006/03/evolution_of_a_media_circus.php" rel="nofollow">trackback</a> appears to be borked. My trackback appears to be borked.

]]> By: David B. Benson http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2006/03/11/a-retraction-and-a-deletion/comment-page-1/#comment-2790 David B. Benson Sat, 11 Mar 2006 22:28:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2006/03/11/a-retraction-and-a-deletion/#comment-2790 I agree. This was the best choice. I agree. This was the best choice.

]]> By: razib http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2006/03/11/a-retraction-and-a-deletion/comment-page-1/#comment-2789 razib Sat, 11 Mar 2006 22:07:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2006/03/11/a-retraction-and-a-deletion/#comment-2789 i think you made the right choice...people skim too quickly, and google is an enabler in this way. btw, there are two new articles on the story out, and i comment on it <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/gnxp/2006/03/family_walking_on_all_fours.php" rel="nofollow">here</a>. if dr. humphrey is reading this, i am curious if his assertions regarding probabilities was taken out of context, i'm a bit confused about the last paragraph. i think you made the right choice…people skim too quickly, and google is an enabler in this way.

btw, there are two new articles on the story out, and i comment on it here. if dr. humphrey is reading this, i am curious if his assertions regarding probabilities was taken out of context, i’m a bit confused about the last paragraph.

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