Triplicated paper with multiplicated cells and images
There are papers which contain image duplications. There are papers which contain outrageous image duplications, which can only be explainedContinue Reading
Tag: data manipulation
“Notification of Suspected Research Misconduct”, by 4 Macchiarini-whistleblowers
Below I am publishing a recent letter to the Vice-Chancellor of Karolinska Institutet (KI) Karin Dahlman-Wright, authored by the four KI medicalContinue Reading
Sumitran-Holgersson’s funding frozen, paper retracted
The misconduct-tainted University of Gothenburg professor of transplantation biology Suchitra Sumitran-Holgersson (see my detailed report here), has now lost aContinue Reading
Image integrity concerns in papers from a Pfizer lab
Image manipulations are unfortunately a rather widespread practice in biomedical literature, where a large part of research data in figuresContinue Reading
The stem cell faith healers, or magic inside your bone marrow
Bone marrow stem cells are magic, they can do everything. If you don’t believe it, you are simply a loserContinue Reading
A personal tale of scientific misconduct
“I performed these manipulations on the original scans of my own films, with the express knowledge of my advisor.”
Academic self-plagiarism: misconduct or a literary art form?
Plagiarism, the misappropriation of the (usually written) work of others in order to present it as one’s own, is universally regarding asContinue Reading
Voinnet aftermath: ethical bankruptcy of academic elites
Olivier Voinnet, the disgraced former star plant scientist and professor at ETH Zürich, is apparently on extended sick leave, hisContinue Reading
April Fools: Elsevier pledges integrity, sacks Marcus, Horton
On March 22nd, Tom Reller, Head of Global Corporate Relations for the publishing giant Elsevier, declared the often criticised andContinue Reading
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