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What happens when a journal won’t correct an article? One scientist found out when she attempted to retract her own paper, surfacing troubling gaps in publishing ethics.

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Tin Man Syndrome Paper Retracted, Author Admits to Fake Report

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Retraction of Controversial Arsenic-Life Paper Stirs Debate Among Scientists

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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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