symbioticHug t1_ish00vw wrote on October 15, 2022 at 10:35 PM

TIL that this fact is dubious - the research paper this fact is based on has been retracted since May 2021: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aau9116

mikenmar t1_ish6xpu wrote on October 15, 2022 at 11:27 PM

Underrated comment

apollyon0810 t1_isj5u15 wrote on October 16, 2022 at 11:44 AM

Also…. We can SEE them under a microscope.

ringobob t1_isjmurd wrote on October 16, 2022 at 2:20 PM

We see a mostly 2D image that is difficult to discern side to side movement on a plane vs a more complicated movement in 3d space that, when seen from above, looks like side to side movement on a plane.

lowefforts t1_isjf5la wrote on October 16, 2022 at 1:18 PM

This is why you always check comments first

Chewyninja69 t1_isjk4uc wrote on October 16, 2022 at 1:59 PM

…and yet it’s not removed. Good to see the “mods” doing a good job and removing stuff like this….

ringobob t1_isjm6ym wrote on October 16, 2022 at 2:15 PM

Dubious isn't quite right, based on the text of the retraction, they found evidence, it just wasn't conclusive on its own.

Redsawx t1_isjzkdb wrote on October 16, 2022 at 3:48 PM

The editors comment says readers found an issue in the paper. Any idea what it was? I read the paper, and although this isn’t my field it wasn’t obvious to me what caused the retraction.