Bert Vogelstein and Heiko Hermeking mull lawsuits
Bad luck in cancer research?
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The Legacy of Joan Massague
Cancer research giant Joan Massagué has no time to correct his old papers.
Time to Meditate
Merry Christmas from PNAS
Cassava fraud and Alzheimer’s capitalism
“even Theranos didn’t submit fake data to FDA”
Haifa Shen left Houston Methodist for China after retraction
“In October of this year, the scientist who closed the American laboratory, disposed of related assets in the United States, and returned to Shanghai with his wife to start a business, officially opened the mode of “wholeheartedly” returning to his country to start a business.”
Akbar Sayeed affair: bullying kills
How a student’s suicide finally brought down an abusive narcissistic psychopath, after two decades.
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!
Schneider Shorts 12.11.2021 – J Neuroscience vs Elisabeth Bik
Schneider Shorts 12.11.2021: a retraction for Pierre Kory, avoided retractions for various fraudsters, Vojtech Adam negotiating with success, Cassava forges partnership with learned society against Bik, Raoult vs Bill Gates, why asphyxiation is good for you, TCM recipes, Pandora Papers and chemical pollution, and how to save the planet with synthetic nature.
Editors and other real papermill heroes
“Long story short, we investigated our published papers and then retracted those with data integrity issues. That is it.” – Dr Heather Smith, Editor-in-Chief
The Sex Privileges of mTORman David Sabatini
“The Plaintiff is Professor Sabatini […] the self-described powerful senior scientist, who had demanded sex of her when she was a graduate student ending her studies and about to start a fellowship at the Whitehead, in a program Sabatini would direct. […] And it is the man who had made it clear – throughout her training and employment with the Whitehead – that he would ruin anyone who dared to speak against him.”
For Better Science 