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In doing so, the judges said she could not point to “background circumstances” or statistical evidence suggesting that hers was the “unusual employer who discriminates against the majority.”

The statistical study that came up with that estimate based its analysis on the dozens of different viruses from 9 virus families all found in a single Indian Flying Fox, Pteropus giganteus.

Some scientists have suggested other possible explanations for the signals found by Madhusudhan's team, including statistical noise.

In 2008, he co-authored a paper that challenged astrology using a statistical method.

“It could have been an honest mistake on their part,” Pigott said of the statistical downswing.