We'll have to agree to disagree. Scientists tend to publish findings in peer reviewed journals and I doubt with reputations on the line their research is that shoddy. Mistakes can certainly be made, but over time those are usually found out and corrected.My point was that if their modeling was based on the assumption that mitochondria only pass on through the mother, that would throw off any conclusions they came to. You also are assuming they know a lot about mitochondrial DNA because they "researched" it. The idea that they can "track mutations" is also based on assumptions.
Nobody is denying that the scientific method is a good tool.
Mechanical engineering and physics are quite a bit more straight forward than biology.
Again, no one is denying the scientific method is a good tool.