Nobel laureate Eric Betzig: replication, not peer review, is the hallmark of scientific veracity
anshulkundaje · x · 2026-10-19
Nobel laureate Eric Betzig weighed in on a debate sparked by Tim Behrens questioning Astera posting results on bioRxiv instead of journals: "The hallmark of scientific veracity is replication, not peer review." Behrens had offered to arrange review at eLife. The exchange highlights growing tension between preprint-first, fast-moving science and traditional peer review.
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