Slightly increased level of DNA migration in the comet assay: does statistical significance equal biological significance?

Mutagenesis · 2025 · PMC12022222 · PMID 39963750

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barely statistically significantno p-value reported

However, the nagging question is whether this observation of slightly increased DNA migration in lung tissue really has any biological significance when it requires 800 mice to obtain an effect that is barely statistically significant, and furthermore appears statistically significant in just two studies.

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