The Kingdom of Rui Reis
“I think this story shows the debacle and corruption of entire research fields that become just a very expensive show of bad science-fiction. ” – Carabus Maleki
Tag: stem cells
Blame Your Students
“I should have checked these images more closely, but they were intended to be representative images rather than duplications or forgeries of other images.” – Crishan Samuel
BMJ invaded by Iranian papermill
“Patients with weak heart function who receive stem cell therapy shortly after a heart attack are at lower risk of developing heart failure and related hospital stays compared with standard care, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today.”
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
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,
My Liège is not so vile a sin
“The Board of Ethics and Scientific Integrity of University of Liège investigated the overlap between the aforementioned panels and recommended the article be corrected”
Bristol Madness
“People should believe in themselves; to search the treasures that they have inside and use them to reinterpret the role.” – Paolo Madeddu,, Professor and Chair at University of Bristol.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Paper Mill
“Why do successful and apparently intelligent surgeons feel the need to play pretend at biology research? Has Sam S. Yoon ever performed an invasion or migration assay? […] if this is how he “supervises” his research does anyone trust his supervision of surgery?” – Sholto David
Joe Loscalzo’s Drag Show
“Dr. Loscalzo […] has a more cool-headed awareness and philosophy of research ethics than anyone else. We are here to stop the reckless defamation of Dr. Loscalzo and baseless attacks on his papers. Please ignore any malicious concerns and conspiracies. “
Ken Suzuki: The King of Hearts at QMUL
“The only difficult part might be deciding whether Ken has been intentionally deceptive or wildly incompetent, although the difference in practice doesn’t seem so important.” – Sholto David
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