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From typo-laden code in psychedelics research to paper mills and plagiarism, we look back on some of the most notable retractions in scientific publishing this year.

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Gone but Not Forgotten: Retracted COVID-19 Papers Still Cited

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

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The Top Retractions of 2021

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A Surge in Pandemic Research Shines a Spotlight on Preprints

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Paper Proposing COVID-19, Magnetism Link to Be Retracted

Timeline: When Bad Research Changes Public Health Strategy

The Surgisphere Scandal: What Went Wrong?

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The Top Retractions of 2019

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Genetic Basis of Aneuploidy, Which Often Causes Pregnancy Loss, Revealed

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The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark

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