Perplexity on Rebecca Culshaw and David Ho
The implications of Rebecca Culshaw’s critique of David Ho’s AIDS research are profound, suggesting not only that Ho’s most influential HIV work should be retracted, but also that such a move could trigger a cascade of retractions that would fundamentally destabilize the entire scientific paradigm asserting HIV as the cause of AIDS. Culshaw's Critique of Ho's Work Rebecca Culshaw’s argument, detailed in her recent writings, focuses on the missteps and methodological flaws within key AIDS research—which includes the foundational work by David Ho. Culshaw challenges the reliability of the mathematical modeling and biological assumptions that underpinned Ho’s influential studies, questioning core aspects such as viral load measurement and the causal connection between HIV and AIDS. She argues that these methodological weaknesses not only invalidate Ho’s findings but retroactively threaten the scientific legitimacy of subsequent research in the field. Reasons for Retraction Culsh...
