Posted on 01/31/2024 7:13:36 PM PST by bitt
Allegations of research fakery at a leading cancer center have turned a spotlight on scientific integrity and the amateur sleuths uncovering image manipulation in published research.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, announced Jan. 22 it’s requesting retractions and corrections of scientific papers after a British blogger flagged problems in early January.
The blogger, 32-year-old Sholto David, of Pontypridd, Wales, is a scientist-sleuth who detects cut-and-paste image manipulation in published scientific papers.
He’s not the only hobbyist poking through pixels. Other champions of scientific integrity are keeping researchers and science journals on their toes. They use special software, oversize computer monitors and their eagle eyes to find flipped, duplicated and stretched images, along with potential plagiarism.
A look at the situation at Dana-Farber and the sleuths hunting sloppy errors and outright fabrications:
WHAT HAPPENED AT DANA-FARBER? In a Jan. 2 blog post, Sholto David presented suspicious images from more than 30 published papers by four Dana-Farber scientists, including CEO Laurie Glimcher and COO William Hahn.
Many images appeared to have duplicated segments that would make the scientists’ results look stronger. The papers under scrutiny involve lab research on the workings of cells. One involved samples from bone marrow from human volunteers.
The blog post included problems spotted by David and others previously exposed by sleuths on PubPeer, a site that allows anonymous comments on scientific papers.
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So the choice is a doctor from Harvard who is a plagiarist DEI graduate or a 3rd world witchdoctor from Nigeria, the cancer runs deep
The fraudulent research becomes procedures and protocols followed by doctors and hospitals.
Fake news.. we had lots of “experts” saying lockdowns, masking, no church singing and big pharma blank checks would save us.
Trump is still saying his operation warp speed and covid response saved billions worldwide.
The experts still aren’t wrong. If he takes office, they will surround him for our good.
Okay lady, please tell us who you think would be better than Trump. Because like it or not this election is a binary choice.
It’s Trump or it’s whoever the Dems slide in.
Period.
So pick a damned side.
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“ The blogger, 32-year-old Sholto David, of Pontypridd, Wales, is a scientist-sleuth who detects cut-and-paste image manipulation in published scientific papers.”
Wow. I’m tempted to send this to my brother. He’s one of those “follow the science” and “ask my doctor” types. Doesn’t want to do his own research. And might send it to my SIL who just told me that her 93 year old cousin who was vaxed at least three times, died of Covid.
How will the deep state avoid the sleuth’s?
Those are mistakes, not plagiarism.
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