Heads and hearts
“Imagine what effect might ensue from a young donor body (say, in her 20’s) nourishing with her young blood 24/24, 7/7 the head of an aging body recipient!” – Sergio Canavero
Tag: Medicine
Top Italian Scientists
“You may think this is just a silly prank with zero impact on whatsoever, but no. […] this initiative is useful for something. It provides solid numbers for quantifying the extent of scientific misconduct in Italy and beyond” – Aneurus Inconstans
Italian Prosecutor orders seizure of Gabrio Bassotti reporting
“…request for preventive seizure made on 12.4.2024 by the Public Prosecutor in charge, concerning the article under indictment, still accessible on the website called forbetterscience.com, although it appears to have been removed from the blog.repubblica.it website (referred to in the indictment)…”
Gardening goats and external papermills in Tübingen
One shooting and one falling star of University Clinic Tübingen. Meet the research ethics champion Julia Skokowa and the eternally affiliated Renaissance Man Reza Akhavan-Sigari,
The Paul Scherrer Rules
“I will ultimately decide on the names that will qualify for co-authorship” – Dr med Damien Weber
Little Creatures
“The entire proposition is crazier than a barrel-full of rabid wolverines that have spent a week self-medicating with bath-salts and angel dust. Yet there is this burgeoning literature on mitochondrial transplants!” – Smut Clyde
Stephenson’s Alternative Universes
“Stephenson […]. wants his Scientist persona to be not only a renowned computer scientist and quantum theoretician, but also a neurosurgeon. Possibly a test pilot and rock star too.” – Smut Clyde
German Authorities on Papermills and Whistleblowing
“I am not familiar with Iranian papermills!” – Prof Dr med Henning Madry, Saarland University.
Misinformed and Damaged – victim of unethical trial hits back
“I don’t ask TGA staff to risk their lives at work, only that they don’t risk mine and others’ lives by withholding public health information.” – Robert Cockburn
The first uterus transplant, or how Lancet apologised to Saudis
A guest post by the science writer Martin Endara-Coll.
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