Nature · 2009

A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins

Turnbaugh PJ, Hamady M, Yatsunenko T, Cantarel BL, Duncan A, Ley RE, Sogin ML, Jones WJ, Roe BA, Affourtit JP, Egholm M, Henrissat B, Heath AC, Knight R, Gordon JI.

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  • Turnbaugh PJCenter for Genome Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63108, USA.
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Mei Silva

Rigor 5/5Novelty 4/5Impact 5/5Reprod. 5/5

Solid methods, convincing results.

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Ravi Nguyen

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Solid methods, convincing results.

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Mei Nguyen

Rigor 3/5Novelty 1/5Impact 2/5Reprod. 2/5

Important contribution to the field.

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Omar Patel

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Replication is unclear to me.

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Ravi Patel

Rigor 2/5Novelty 4/5Impact 4/5Reprod. 2/5

Nice but incremental.

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Sara Smith

Rigor 4/5Novelty 3/5Impact 3/5Reprod. 4/5

Great figures and clear story.

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Tariq Cohen

Rigor 3/5Novelty 1/5Impact 2/5Reprod. 1/5

Solid methods, convincing results.

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Tariq Sato

Rigor 4/5Novelty 5/5Impact 5/5Reprod. 3/5

Great figures and clear story.

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Mei Sato

Rigor 2/5Novelty 5/5Impact 1/5Reprod. 3/5

Replication is unclear to me.

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Eva Cohen

Rigor 4/5Novelty 5/5Impact 3/5Reprod. 3/5

Interesting idea, small sample.

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Ravi Cohen

Rigor 2/5Novelty 1/5Impact 1/5Reprod. 1/5

Great figures and clear story.

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Sara Mueller

Rigor 3/5Novelty 4/5Impact 4/5Reprod. 4/5

Important contribution to the field.

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Eva Patel

Rigor 3/5Novelty 2/5Impact 1/5Reprod. 2/5

Great figures and clear story.

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Tariq Patel

Rigor 5/5Novelty 3/5Impact 2/5Reprod. 2/5

Replication is unclear to me.

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Ravi Lee

Rigor 1/5Novelty 1/5Impact 5/5Reprod. 5/5

Replication is unclear to me.

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Sam Smith

Rigor 2/5Novelty 4/5Impact 3/5Reprod. 3/5

Nice but incremental.