Response to The HOTAIR Readings:

One thing that came to my mind after reading the three articles was that the first article raised a good point about how it is important the way researchers address a controversy as opposed to the importance of the controversy itself. With the emerging importance of lncRNA in gene regulation in development, as well as the increasing importance of HOTAIR for regulating Hox Genes.. it is clear that there will be conflicting results as research in this topic progresses e.g Chang and Dubole lab group. With conflicting results, would the lab group that isn’t as open to sharing their data/resources/methods have less credibility than the researchers who do?