Seven studies by researchers at the prestigious Dana-Farber Cancer Institute were retracted in the past two months after a scientist blogger claimed that images used in the studies were manipulated or copied. The retractions are the latest development in a months-long controversy over research done at the Boston-based institute, which is affiliated with Harvard Medical… Read More »
A community of detectives hunting down errors in scientific research has sent shockwaves through some of the most prestigious research institutions in the world and the scientific community at large. High-profile cases of alleged image manipulation in articles written by the former president of Stanford University and leaders of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have made… Read More »
False research claims at a leading cancer center have cast a spotlight on scientific integrity and amateur sleuths who uncovered image manipulation in published studies. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, announced Jan. 22 that it had requested the retractions and corrections of scientific papers after a British blogger flagged the problems… Read More »
False research claims at a leading cancer center have cast a spotlight on scientific integrity and amateur sleuths who uncovered image manipulation in published studies. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, announced Jan. 22 that it had requested the retractions and corrections of scientific papers after a British blogger flagged the problems… Read More »
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute requested retractions of six studies and corrections to 31 other papers following harsh criticism from a blogger and biologist who noted alleged errors that he said ranged from sloppiness to “really serious concerns.” The allegations against senior scientists at the prestigious Boston-based institute, who are faculty members of Harvard Medical School,… Read More »
Scientists at a Harvard-affiliated cancer hospital plan to retract six studies and correct 31 additional studies as part of an ongoing investigation into image duplications and inconsistencies in dozens of papers by some of the leading researchers. A post on For Better Science, a blog focused on scientific integrity, flagged potential problems in papers co-authored… Read More »