Definitely a valid criticism. But the question is how does a paper like that even get peer reviewed and accepted for publication if it was so fundamentally flawed? I wonder if it was political pressure that got the paper retracted. It's definitely happened before especially with more controversial topics (autism).
how does a paper like that even get peer reviewed and accepted
My guess is that nothing's perfect, including the peer review process.
The human body is mostly not human. It's not surprising they found critters in masks. They're everywhere in and around us.
"The human body contains about 100 trillion cells, but only maybe one in 10 of those cells is actually — human. The rest are from bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms."
Why is there no mention of the fact the journal in question has retracted the research letter being referenced?
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2782288
Definitely a valid criticism. But the question is how does a paper like that even get peer reviewed and accepted for publication if it was so fundamentally flawed? I wonder if it was political pressure that got the paper retracted. It's definitely happened before especially with more controversial topics (autism).
My guess is that nothing's perfect, including the peer review process.
The human body is mostly not human. It's not surprising they found critters in masks. They're everywhere in and around us.
"The human body contains about 100 trillion cells, but only maybe one in 10 of those cells is actually — human. The rest are from bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms."
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/06/13/154913334/finally-a-map-of-all-the-microbes-on-your-body
Yes, and these microorganisms belong ensconced in their proper locales in the human body, not in a mask being breathed directly into the lungs.
Not sure what you're saying about the critters they found. They were found in the mask.
Where would they be if there was no mask? In the lungs if they were going in, so the mask stopped them?
Or they came from inside and the mask stopped them on the way out? If so it's not the fault of the mask they were in there.