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The rise of fraudulent papers, exacerbated by AI-assisted technologies, threatens scientific integrity, but new detection tools offer hope.

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Stanford President’s Past Research Under Investigation

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Exosome Scientist Douglas Taylor Stole and Mislabeled Images: Report

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Nobel Prize Winner Faces Investigation into Paper Integrity

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Journals Investigate Possible Misconduct in Heart Research

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PLOS ONE Pulls Five Papers Tied to Alzheimer’s Drug Controversy

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When Researchers Sound the Alarm on Problematic Papers

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Elisabeth Bik Faces Legal Action After Criticizing Studies

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KU Leuven Investigates Whether Stem Cell Scientist Falsified Data

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Research Institute Investigates Possible Image Manipulation in Papers

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Eye for Manipulation: A Profile of Elisabeth Bik

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The Lancet Retracts Cardiac Stem Cell Clinical Trial Paper

Nature Retracts Paper on Delivery System for CAR T Immunotherapy

Journals Retract 13 Papers from Heart Stem Cell Lab

University College London Geneticist Cleared of Wrongdoing

Retraction Watch Launches Its Database of Papers

Report: Former CNRS President Guilty of Fraud

Two Plant Biologists Penalized by CNRS in France

Third Retraction for Harvard Cancer Biologist

University of Gothenburg Moves to Fire Professor for Misconduct

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Biomedical Informatician Atul Butte Dies at 55

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A Gut Pathogen’s Unexpected Weapon Against Amyloid Diseases

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Universe 25 Experiment

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The Genes That Shaped Pets and Domesticated Livestock

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Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Leveraging AI for Analyzing Cell Transfection Efficiency

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Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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Overcoming Obstacles in Plasmid DNA Manufacturing

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