Scientists have discovered the first virovore – an organism that eats viruses

Re:Scientists have discovered the first virovore – an organi... by icelancer on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @03:35AM (#34243389)

I've read this post - broadly, I agree very much with it.

Unfortunately, inertia is a hell of a thing. Science is stuck with peer review for a few more decades at the very least. Many postgrads would do unspeakable things and commit various crimes to become a first author on a paper accepted into Nature, for example. It just means everything to academics.

arXiv is the biggest undermining threat to the professional peer review process, but in a weird way, it also bolsters it.

Anyway, at least Computer Science doesn't care much about academic journals. Hacker culture remains fairly strong.

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Re:Scientists have discovered the first virovore – an organi... by colonwqbang on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @04:43AM (#34243774)

> arXiv is the biggest undermining threat to the professional peer review process, but in a weird way, it also bolsters it.

How do you mean?

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Re:Scientists have discovered the first virovore – an organi... by JPLeRouzic on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @07:16AM (#34244665)

I am a layperson but I guess arXiv moderation is not different from peer-review. Some authors have voiced concern over the lack of transparency in the arXiv screening process.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArXiv#Moderation_process_and_e...

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