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Regenerative medicine, regenerative publishing

Developmental Biology has retracted a 2009 paper by an group of regenerative medicine specialists who, it seems, were regenerating more than just cells. The article, titled “The human placenta is a hematopoietic organ during the embryonic and fetal periods of development,” was led by Susan Fisher, of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University … Continue reading Regenerative medicine, regenerative publishing

Weekend reads: Impact factor mania, male scientists citing themselves, insecure careers in academia

Another busy week at Retraction Watch, which we kicked off by asking for your support. Have you contributed yet? Here’s what was happening elsewhere on the web:

Chronic fatigue syndrome researcher Mikovits, who championed link to XMRV, to publish book

Judy Mikovits, the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) researcher who had a paper linking the condition to XMRV retracted, has co-authored a book that’s coming out on May 6. In an announcement on Age of Autism, co-author Kent Heckenlively gives a taste of what readers might find in the book, titled PLAGUE – One Scientist’s Intrepid … Continue reading Chronic fatigue syndrome researcher Mikovits, who championed link to XMRV, to publish book

Weekend reads: “Too much success” in psychology, why hoaxes aren’t the real problem in science

Another busy week at Retraction Watch. Here’s what was happening elsewhere around the web in science publishing and research integrity news:

Fraud, retractions no barrier to US cloning patent for Woo-Suk Hwang

Woo-Suk Hwang is having quite a comeback. The cloning researcher’s fall from grace in 2005 and 2006 was covered worldwide, featuring two high-profile retractions from Science and convictions (now under appeal) on charges he embezzled government funds and broke South Korea’s bioethics law. But as Nature reported last month in a profile focusing on Hwang’s … Continue reading Fraud, retractions no barrier to US cloning patent for Woo-Suk Hwang

A first? Dental journal retracts three papers because authors didn’t pay publication charges

Dental Materials Journal has retracted three papers by different groups of authors for “violation of our publishing policies and procedures” — which turns out to be a polite way of saying “they wouldn’t pay our fees.” The articles are:

Aussie university asks for retraction, investigates former neurology researcher for fraud

The University of Queensland has decided to get out in front of a serious research misconduct scandal by issuing a press release about the item even before, well, we could get a hold of the story. The affair involves Bruce Murdoch (all of his links at UQ are defunct), an expert in movement disorders such … Continue reading Aussie university asks for retraction, investigates former neurology researcher for fraud

A sad postscript: Paper by deceased researcher retracted

It was the last study ever published from prominent scientist Gerd Maul’s lab. And now it’s been retracted. Maul was a highly cited cell biologist, with 30 papers cited at least 100 times, according to Thomson Scientific’s Web of Knowledge. He was also a well-known sculptor. When he died in 2010, he had a paper … Continue reading A sad postscript: Paper by deceased researcher retracted

Post 982 — in which we find plagiarized bone graft paper that grafted from other papers

The Surgeon has retracted a 2012 article by a group from the U.K. who took text from a previously published article. So, you say? Nu? Well, we found — through relatively little effort — that the plagiarizees were themselves, shall we say, liberal in their use of material from other sources. The retracted article was … Continue reading Post 982 — in which we find plagiarized bone graft paper that grafted from other papers