The Duodecuplication of a Wandering Western Blot
This is a story of western blot, which might be holding the current record of re-use. While other papers areContinue Reading
Tag: misconduct
Macchiarini and Karolinska: the biomedical ethics meltdown
Paolo Macchiarini, the charismatic star surgeon and stem cell pioneer, once lauded for saving lives of suffocating patients, is now reallyContinue Reading
Sonia Melo case: PhD advisor Esteller sham-investigated, postdoc PI Kalluri with $ 80Mio COI
Sonia Melo, Portuguese cancer researcher and recipient of the prestigious EMBO Installation Grant, now has her publications investigated by EMBOContinue Reading
Jingmai O’Connor interview: if you have valid criticisms, publish them!
Jingmai O’Connor, a 32-year old professor at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,Continue Reading
Zombie Scientists
There are zombie papers, those are the long-discredited or even misconduct-riddled publications, which somehow avoid retractions and continue contaminating scientificContinue Reading
Olivier Voinnet loses EMBO Gold Medal, Sonia Melo investigated by EMBO
News piece: The former star plant scientist Olivier Voinnet, currently professor at the Swiss elite university ETH Zürich has nowContinue Reading
Olivier Voinnet case: correcting the uncorrectable
The case of the former star plant scientist Olivier Voinnet is being quietly concluded. After now seven paper retractions, more than twiceContinue Reading
Post-publication peer review: signed or anonymous?
The post-publication peer review (PPPR) has become a heated discussion topic. Precisely, the issue is not whether PPPR is necessary (the oppositionContinue Reading
Is EMBO funding misconduct?
This is a NEWS post. My Twitter feed recently showed that the highly respected European research organisation, EMBO, is funding aContinue Reading
Is Piero Anversa heading to Cardiocentro Ticino in Switzerland?
This is a brief NEWS post. Harvard stem cell researcher, Piero Anversa, has left his job with Brigham & Womens Hospital,Continue Reading
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