On 2013 Aug 10, Allison Stelling commented:

I find it a bit odd that the authors call for a national discussion on a very important topic in a journal that has put their words behind a paywall.

Biomedical science has a huge public impact, and the public needs to be aware how little we know about how to diagnose many diseases; let alone our lack of information on "cures". They are footing the majority of the bill and have a fundamental right to have the science explained to them. This is not a discussion that the researchers and "qualified experts" can keep within their own limited community; nor is it a one way lecture where interaction with the public is unidirectional. It's a conversation that needs to happen between medical doctors, the public taxpayers, and the scientific researchers.

On 2013 Aug 10, Allison Stelling commented:

I find it a bit odd that the authors call for a national discussion on a very important topic in a journal that has put their words behind a paywall.

Biomedical science has a huge public impact, and the public needs to be aware how little we know about how to diagnose many diseases; let alone our lack of information on "cures". They are footing the majority of the bill and have a fundamental right to have the science explained to them. This is not a discussion that the researchers and "qualified experts" can keep within their own limited community; nor is it a one way lecture where interaction with the public is unidirectional. It's a conversation that needs to happen between medical doctors, the public taxpayers, and the scientific researchers.