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I have the greatest respect for the expertise represented by the
listserver. And I am absolutely in favour for a healthy skepticism. My
point was that the authors might be able to respond rapidly to some of the
questions coming up on this forum!
Alexander
At 17:04 08-12-2004, you wrote:
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>I am all for the authors joining the discussion but reject the idea
>that we shouldn't discuss a published work on this list.
>
>As for the idea that reviewers of the JCB have the same level of what
>I might call "justified technical skepticism" as the 1,500 odd
>members of this list, I think that it lacks merit.
>
>My three* cents worth,
>
>Jim P.
>
>* Inflation. US cents aren't worth what they were.
>
>
>>Search the CONFOCAL archive at
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>>
>>Sorry to disturb the discussion, but shouldn't the authors be asked before
>>starting an extended discussion on the material and concluding that the
>>results might be artefacts? After all, the referees of JBC did accept the
>>manuscript for publication.
>>
>>It might just be a question of style, but the present discussion occurs
>>possibly without the knowledge of the authors that their paper is taken
>>apart on the www. The E-mail address of the corresponding author is given
>><>. The discussion is certainly outmost relevant - no
>>doubt about that - but we can learn much more when the authors get the
>>opportunity to take part.
>>
>>Cheers
>>Alexander
>>
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>>Alexander Schulz
>>Bioimaging Group
>>Department of Plant Biology
>>The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, KVL
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>>At 16:13 08-12-2004, you wrote:
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>>>Are the images shown in the paper raw or were they filtered in anyway
>>>before calculating the ratios? It is not mentioned in the methods. That
>>>could cause artefactual "spots"
>>>
>>>Leoncio A. Vergara MD
>>>Research Assistant Professor
>>>Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology
>>>Director, Optical Imaging Laboratory (O.I.L.)
>>>University of Texas Medical Branch
>>>301 University Boulevard
>>>Galveston, Texas 77555-0641
>>>
>>>(409) 772-3970
>>>(409) 772-3982
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>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>>>Behalf Of Stephen Cody
>>>Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 7:20 PM
>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>Subject: Re: Better than possible confocal images?
>>>
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>>>Dear Christof,
>>>
>>>I'd have to share your scepticism. Considering FIG 1B in this paper is
>>>an intensity map, and the dendrite that is highlighted in FIG IC can
>>>hardly be seen in Fig 1B I'm not convinced that what they show is
>>>anything but noise or edge artefact.
>>>
>>>Cheers
>>>
>>>Stephen H. Cody
>>>
>>>Microscopy Manager
>>>Central Resource for Advanced Microscopy
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>question answers." Theodore Schick Jr., Skeptical Enquirer, 21-2:39
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Alexander Schulz
Department of Plant Biology
The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, KVL
Thorvaldsensvej 40
DK-1871 Frederiksberg C,
Copenhagen Denmark
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