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A real shame: Psychology paper retracted when data behind problematic findings disappear

The corresponding author of a paper on whether “a sense of shame heightens the desire for money” has retracted it, he claims, after being unable to repeat his analysis to try to fix an issue in the study. Here’s the notice for “Shame for money: Shame enhances the incentive value of economic resources,” which appeared … Continue reading A real shame: Psychology paper retracted when data behind problematic findings disappear

Cell line mixup causes retraction of paper on blood vessel damage

We’ve written before about retractions for cell lines that turn out not to be what researchers thought they were. In a few cases, that has involved contamination by HeLa cells, named for Henrietta Lacks. Today, we note the retraction of a paper whose authors, from Taiwan, thought they were using human muscle cells that line … Continue reading Cell line mixup causes retraction of paper on blood vessel damage

“Conflicting investigations” prompt expression of concern in BMC Genomics

BMC Genomics has issued an expression of concern for a 2011 paper by a prominent Argentine chemist, Ariel Fernandez, whose work covers several disciplines — “His research spans representation theory in algebra, physical chemistry, molecular biophysics, and more recently, molecular evolution and drug discovery” — and institutions. And therein lies the tale. Fernandez appeared as … Continue reading “Conflicting investigations” prompt expression of concern in BMC Genomics

Misuse of data forces retraction of paper on sow’s milk

A group of veterinary researchers from Taiwan has lost their 2012 paper in the Journal of Chromatography B for misuse of propriety material. What that means we’re not quite sure, but we have a guess. The article, “Pilot production of recombinant human clotting factor IX from transgenic sow milk,” was published last July by four … Continue reading Misuse of data forces retraction of paper on sow’s milk

“Different but similar” data lead to retraction of fuel cell paper

A group of researchers from Taiwan has been forced to retract their 2012 paper in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy for what appears to be a case of double submission. The paper was titled “Electricity harvest from wastewaters using microbial fuel cell with sulfide as sole electron donor.” As the retraction notice explains:

Duplicate analysis of Eastern Europe’s GDP retracted from two journals, one in US, one in Croatia

Two papers by researchers from China and Taiwan have been retracted from two journals, one based in the US, one in Croatia, after identical studies appeared in the June 2011 issues of both publications. Eastern European Economics retracted their version first, and that journal’s editor discussed the case with the editors of Proceedings of Rijeka … Continue reading Duplicate analysis of Eastern Europe’s GDP retracted from two journals, one in US, one in Croatia

Sweet nothings: Buggy data force retraction of sugarcane pest paper

The journal Environmental Entomology (that’s insects, not words) is retracting a 2010 paper on a sugarcane-loving borer insect by a group from south Florida. The article, “Life Table Studies of Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on Sugarcane,” came from the Everglades Research & Education Center, an arm of the University of Florida. According to the notice:

What happens after a retraction for falsified data? An example from Endocrinology

In the world of scientific misconduct, it’s often worth keeping track of what happens to scientists whose papers were retracted because of falsified or otherwise fraudulent results. Take the case of Hung-Shu Chang. Last week, the the federal Office of Research Integrity announced that it had closed its investigation into the scientist’s misdeeds. Chang was … Continue reading What happens after a retraction for falsified data? An example from Endocrinology