>
> >You would think that any scientific journal would make some basic checks
> on the consistency of the material in the paper before it allowed
> publication.


Thanks for bringing up this subject Gavin--I read a great number of papers,
and am constantly amazed by the number of typos, inconsistencies, wrong
calculations, etc.  I wonder who the hell is doing peer review!


> >  For this one, with the provocative 'Killing them with kindness' title
> and the likely media frenzy given the subject matter, it is really
> disappointing to see this carelessness on the part of the authors and the
> journal.


I completely agree!  That's why I'm trying to nip some of the wild
speculation in the bud.

Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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