Viral by Alina Chan & Matt Ridley – Book review
Alina Chan’s book with Matt Ridley on the Origins of COVID-19 is finally out. It is a very informative read!
Tag: microbiology
Moravian Rhapsody
“Please, can you tell me more about the web page and mechanism behind? Is there any “scheme” of scanning published papers?” asks Professor Vojtech Adam. Yes, it’s Elisabeth Bik.
“On no condition can the prediction be wrong” – NCBS Scapegoat Student in Interview
An exclusive interview with Siladitya Bandyopadhyay, about bullying and research fraud in the Arati Ramesh lab at NCBS Bangalore.
Student, Meet Bus
What led to retraction of the Sensei RNA paper by Arati Ramesh in Bangalore: the “factually inaccurate, anonymous, and unverified” version, which “quite frankly, can be termed slander”.
And a guest post by “Paul Jones” at the end!
Faking Raw Data with an Iron Fist
“you can rest your concerns. As you can see, we have not manipulated any images.” – Dr Arati Ramesh
Whodunit in Bulgaria
A microbiology institute in Sofia is investigating a string of problematic papers on arthritis. Lead author Nina Ivanovska: “I consider myself the major culprit”. She might be right.
Dirty Old Man harasses Elisabeth Bik
Mad chloroquine guru Didier Raoult is becoming an embarrassment for France, who would’ve known.
The Lab Leak Theory
A lab leak theory of the COVID-19 origins has enough circumstantial evidence and historical basis to support the urgent need for an independent and unbiased investigation. But until recently, scientists dismissed lab leak as a conspiracy theory. In public at least.
Didier Raoult fraud: “Je ne regrette rien”
One year on: more fake data, financial fraud and illegal and falsified clinical trials by the chloroquine guru Didier Raoult.
France’s Ugly Brown Derriere
“legions d’honneurs, prix, promotion….
Le champ du cygne de ce système politico médical qui n’a plus le choix que de se soutenir mutuellement.
Patience, en d’autre temps, on a donné des médailles aux derniers combatants. On connait la fin” – Capitaine Eric Chabriere.
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