The 16 secret retractions of Xuetao Cao at JBC
Chairman Cao’s 16 Retractions They Don’t Want You to Know About
By Leonid Schneider, on research integrity, biomedical ethics and academic publishing
Chairman Cao’s 16 Retractions They Don’t Want You to Know About
They are professors of molecular biology and they don’t know how microscopy or western blots are supposed to work. But it passed peer review!
“I should remind you that the editorial offices that investigated your allegations did not found any evidence of scientific misconduct or data fabrication. In my opinion, your allegation may bear the elements of defamation and false accusation” – Prof Radek Zboril
Charles-Henri Lecellier is about to get promoted to CNRS research director 2nd class. Time to dig up old stories and let the ghosts rise to wash their dirty laundry.
How to cook potato data. A recipe from Poland.
ICR London has a new director. The Great Dane Kristian Helin is the perfect successor to continue the ideological line of fictional cancer research.
Schneider Shorts 23 April 2021: exciting COVID-19 clinical trials, blood tests for depression, photoshopped plant science, more tea with Professor Seeberger, chocolate diets, amazing cancer cures, and an Italian mystery troll obsessed with me.
“IU School of Medicine scientists discover ‘game-changer’ treatment for triple negative breast cancer”
Charcoal as COVID-19 therapy? It may sound silly, but there is solid history of data fudging behind it, wandering western blots included!
“I take issues of research integrity very seriously and shall of course review the concerns posted on PubPeer to establish whether there are any issues that need to be addressed.” Stephen P Jackson.









