Some academic publishers have been accused by scientists of being “too greedy” and prioritising profit over research integrity.
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A database of retractions shows hundreds of academic articles with Australian authors have been withdrawn. Research misconduct threatens to corrode trust in academic qualifications and publications.
Western and northern blots help scientists identify specific proteins and RNA molecules in experimental samples. But results can be manipulated.
In 1987, my father, a scientist at the US National Institute of Health, killed himself after a member of his lab committed scientific fraud and he got caught up in the investigation. So I found the news…
Clinical trials of an experimental cancer drug being undertaken by the University of New South Wales were suspended this week, after questions about the accuracy of some preliminary results were made public…
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