137 likes, 38 comments - life_and_sunshine on May 27, 2026: "A question/feedback I often received from other scientists was that my research didn’t have enough mechanistic data 📊 or at least not the “right” type of mechanistic data 😕 So this got me thinking about this question 🤓 do we in science lack mechanistic data? ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ This is probably a very biology related question 😅 but maybe it’s also applicable in other fields! 👩‍🔬 Let me know! 😊 I also know there are several ways to prove causation with just data alone using techniques like Mendelian randomization and such 🤓 but I guess that’s still different than a true mechanistic study 😅 ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ I’m very curious what your guyses opinions are gonna be 😃 let’s talk more in the comments 🤩 ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ #biology #mechanism #phd #science #opinions".