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		frankydp on March 6, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Did scientists discover bacteria in meteorites? No... Should be, JOC has 5000 scientist reviewing, and 500 vetting.

nollidge on March 6, 2011 [–]

Source?

frankydp on March 6, 2011 | [–]

Comment was derived from the below.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/03/aliens-riding-mete...

http://daviddobbs.posterous.com/journal-of-cosmology-going-o...

Rosie Redfield has now voiced some valid concerns on processing.

eli on March 7, 2011 | | [–]

Huh? That link says they invited 5,000 scientists to "review" the paper after it was published as part of some kind of publicity stunt.

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