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NCBS retraction – addenda

Posted on July 8, 2021 by VM

My take on the NCBS paper being retracted, and the polarised conversation that has erupted around the incident, is here. The following are some points I’d like to add. a. Why didn’t the editorial and peer-review teams at Nature Chemical … Continue reading →

Posted in Op-eds, Science | Tagged Arati Ramesh, Elisabeth Bik, image manipulation, journal paywall, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Nature Chemical Biology, research misconduct, riboswitches | Leave a comment

To see faces where there are none

Posted on November 22, 2019 by VM

This week in “neither university press offices nor prestigious journals know what they’re doing”: a professor emeritus at Ohio University who claimed he had evidence of life on Mars, and whose institution’s media office crafted a press release without thinking … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged arXiv, Björn Brembs, conspiracy theories, Elisabeth Bik, image manipulation, impact factor, Ingelfinger rule, journal rank, Nature Medicine, Ohio State University, open knowledge, pareidolia, peer review, preprints, research fraud, William Romoser | Leave a comment

Roundup – March 6, 2016

Posted on March 6, 2016 by VM

Developments I’d have liked to cover but haven’t been able to for lack of time. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2666, Albert Speer, Atal Innovation Mission, image manipulation, Moore's law, Ray Kurzweil, roundup | Leave a comment

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NCBS retraction – addenda

To see faces where there are none

Roundup – March 6, 2016

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