Re:A human monoclonal 1 antibody blocking SARS-CoV-2 infection
by dang on Saturday March 14, 2020 @08:47AM
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This comment was about https://nos.nl/l/2327076, which was the submitted URL. (A moderator has since changed it.)
Re:A human monoclonal 1 antibody blocking SARS-CoV-2 infection
by Fnoord on Saturday March 14, 2020 @09:17AM
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> Usually, when they report on a discovery done by Dutch researchers, it is considered newsworthy because the researchers are Dutch, not because the research itself is particularly noteworthy.
"Usually"? Do you have examples?
Re:A human monoclonal 1 antibody blocking SARS-CoV-2 infection
by Vinnl on Saturday March 14, 2020 @10:06AM
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Just consider how many of these articles made international news, even though the research theoretically applies internationally: https://nos.nl/zoeken/?q=%22Nederlandse+onderzoekers%22
Re:A human monoclonal 1 antibody blocking SARS-CoV-2 infection
by Fnoord on Saturday March 14, 2020 @11:29AM
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That is just a generic search query. I checked the top 10 search results (in two browsers). These were all internationally reported one, even specifically on HN, or they're only locally relevant (such as who in NL won the Spinoza award). Please link some specific examples.
Re:A human monoclonal 1 antibody blocking SARS-CoV-2 infection
by Vinnl on Saturday March 14, 2020 @12:49PM
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Sorry, it's just an observation I've made over time, and I didn't save every example I came across. If you want to see it for yourself, keep it in mind when you come across news about Dutch researchers in Dutch news in the future.
Usually, when they report on a discovery done by Dutch researchers, it is considered newsworthy because the researchers are Dutch, not because the research itself is particularly noteworthy. So in addition to the usual reservations that one should have when noteworthy discoveries make the news, there's an extra reason not to hold your breath until you see this appear in international publications as well.