here's the paper cited in the article..?
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-90980-3
my point is, I'm not a scientist, so pointing out a bias (in my case a preconceived speculation) won't change my methodology for a future study. you're just going "nuh uh" with nothing else to say.
I am creating a narrative, and based on the discussion from my comment, it was exactly the narrative I wanted to provide.