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“Our jaws hit the floor!!” Researchers say authors doctored images for rebuttal letter

Try to follow along on this one. We think it’s worth it. The authors of a letter replying to a comment in a urology journal have retracted their response because it contained inappropriate figures. At least, that’s the official story. The original paper, “Effect of a Risk-stratified Grade of Nerve-sparing Technique on Early Return of … Continue reading “Our jaws hit the floor!!” Researchers say authors doctored images for rebuttal letter

Former NIH scientist falsified images in hepatitis study: ORI

A former postdoc at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) committed misconduct in a study of hepatitis by falsely claiming that data from a single trial subject were actually from more than a dozen different people, the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has found. The investigation was prompted by allegations made by readers of the … Continue reading Former NIH scientist falsified images in hepatitis study: ORI

Another correction appears for husband-wife team found to have manipulated images

Alejandra Bravo and Mario Soberon, a wife-husband research team at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) who received sanctions — later lifted — for manipulating images in a number of papers have corrected another article. The paper, “The mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 is involved in insect defense against Cry toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis,” appeared … Continue reading Another correction appears for husband-wife team found to have manipulated images

“Not exoneration”: University reverses sanctions on husband-wife team found to have manipulated images

A complicated case involving two microbiology researchers at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) appears to have come to some conclusion. In November of last year, we reported that

Paper retracted because images “were, in fact, electron microscopy results of totally different catalysts”

A group of chemical engineers in China has retracted their article on photocatalysts after alerting the journal that images in the paper did not show what they’d reported. The article, which appeared in Catalysis Communications earlier this year, was titled “Synthesis and characterization of novel Cu2O/PANI composite photocatalysts with enhanced photocatalytic activity and stability,” and … Continue reading Paper retracted because images “were, in fact, electron microscopy results of totally different catalysts”

Cardiff clears dean of misconduct allegations, but finds former researcher falsified images

A second investigation into work co-authored by Paul Morgan, a dean at Cardiff University, has cleared him of research misconduct, but has found that Rossen Donev, a former researcher at the university — who has already retracted one study — falsified images in four papers. As we reported last August, Cardiff “initiated its Procedure for … Continue reading Cardiff clears dean of misconduct allegations, but finds former researcher falsified images

Second retraction appears for University of Wisconsin neuroscientist who faked images

A University of Wisconsin scientist who was found by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) to have faked data in two papers, has had a second study retracted. Here’s the notice: for “Secretory phospholipase A2 IIA is up-regulated by TNF-α and IL-1α/β after transient focal cerebral ischemia in rat,” by Rao Adibhatla and colleagues and … Continue reading Second retraction appears for University of Wisconsin neuroscientist who faked images

U Wisconsin neuroscientist who faked images has first paper retracted

Rao Adibhatla, a University of Wisconsin scientist who was found by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) to have faked data in two papers, has had one of those studies retracted. Here’s the notice for “CDP-choline significantly restores phosphatidylcholine levels by differentially affecting phospholipase A2 and CTP: phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase after stroke,” by Adibhatla and a … Continue reading U Wisconsin neuroscientist who faked images has first paper retracted

First retraction for Eric Smart, who faked dozens of images, appears in PNAS

Eric Smart, who as we reported in November was sanctioned by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) for faking dozens of images in ten papers and seven grants over the past decade, has had his first retraction. Here’s the December 24 notice, from PNAS:

Neuroscience paper retracted after HHMI investigation finds scientist copied images without permission

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) asked a journal to retract a paper once it became clear that some of the images in it were actually from a different HHMI lab. Here’s the notice, from the Journal of Comparative Neurology: