Blinded by Belief 1-13-2018 by Paul Giem
Channel: ItIsAboutGod
Date: 2018-01-14

An article supporting the RNA World hypothesis by a Nobel Prize-winning chemist had to be retracted last year because results could not be reproduced. The lead author commented that he and his colleagues were "blinded by our belief." The research itself and belief that can blind people are discussed.

1. Jia, T. Z. et al. 2016. Oligoarginine peptides slow strand annealing and assist non-enzymatic RNA replication. Nature Chemistry 8: 915-921. At https://www.nature.com/nchem/journal/v8/n10/full/nchem.2551.html
2. Jia, T. Z. et al. 2016. Retraction: Oligoarginine peptides slow strand annealing and assist non-enzymatic RNA replication. Nature Chemistry 9: 1286. At https://www.nature.com/articles/nchem.2885
3. http://retractionwatch.com/2017/12/05/definitely-embarrassing-nobel-laureate-retracts-non-reproducible-paper-nature-journal/
4. https://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/51195/title/Top-10-Retractions-of-2017/
5. http://www.educatetruth.com/articles-debates/nobel-prize-winner-blinded-by-belief-retracts-2016-paper-on-rna-self-replication/
6. https://evolutionnews.org/2017/12/retractions-show-scientists-blinded-by-belief/

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