By Leonid Schneider, on research integrity, biomedical ethics and academic publishing
a biotech fraudster indicted, a Swedish rector can’t stop papermilling, Oncotarget’s chief editor maliciously targeted, PLOS afraid of Italians but not of French, polluted journal cleaned up, a Texan paper falls, and finally, Chinese robots with minibrains ready to attack!
Schneider Shorts 21.06.2024 – Nobelist hounded again, retractions for stem cell and superconductor zombies, nine things melatonin does, EMBO being unstoppable, with coffee and cheese, a Declaration of Marseille, an obituary to Chinese virologist, plus proud scamferencers, a German breakthrough in Iran, and finally, what it takes to become associate editor.
Schneider Shorts 22.03.2023 – honesty researcher faces the sack, misconduct charges lifted in Norway, misconduct charges in Sweden, with anti-canadian xenophobia, publishers showing understanding for all kinds of fraud, and finally, with anti-aging advice for dogs and men.
Schneider Shorts 15.12.2023 – historical fraud deemed inconclusive, Sir Gilles transits from neuroscience to biofuels, why most Ioannidis findings are false, with media’s heroes in Italy, Belgium and UK, corrective trolling, belated retractions, money as anti-aging drug, and a true expert resolves the Vickers Curse.
ICR London has a new director. The Great Dane Kristian Helin is the perfect successor to continue the ideological line of fictional cancer research.
Meet two grand cancer researchers from Milan: Pier Paolo Di Fiore and Pier Giuseppe Pelicci. Then decide if you want to give them your tax and charity money.
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