Tag Archives: Harvard Medical School

Prestigious cancer research institute retracts 7 studies amid controversy over errors

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 »

Science detectives use technology to find fraud and plagiarism in published research

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 »

Science detectives use technology to find fraud in published research

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 »