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More “unsubstantiated conclusions” partially sink another origin of life paper

A trio of researchers based in Russia is asking to pull another set of figures and a table from a 2008 paper on modeling ATP formation after an investigation found the fourth researcher – the first author on the paper — “falsified or fabricated” the data they reflect. The paper, in Origins of Life and Evolution of … Continue reading More “unsubstantiated conclusions” partially sink another origin of life paper

Journal retracts part of molecular bio paper due to “unsubstantiated conclusions”

All but one of the authors of a 2013 Journal of Molecular Evolution paper have requested a partial retraction due to “erroneous data” and “scientific misconduct” on the part of the remaining author. The note blames second author Michael Kolesnikov for falsifying data on the formation of ATP. According to the notice, the misconduct was … Continue reading Journal retracts part of molecular bio paper due to “unsubstantiated conclusions”