Western blots made better

Molecular and Cellular Biology has found numerous errors after launching a retrospective sweep of the figures it’s published in recent years. 

This year’s list of winners celebrates both large leaps and small (but important) steps in life science technology.

Profiles of five programs for quantifying data from Westerns, dot blots, gels, and colony cultures

A former scientist at the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago made up more than 70 experiments on heart cells, according to the Office of Research Integrity.

The repeal of a Molecular Endocrinology paper is the second of three anticipated retractions from a cell biologist.

The latest analysis on GDF11, a proposed antiaging protein, blames discrepancies in the literature on misreported doses and misinterpretation.

Around one out of every four cancer papers scrutinized in a recent study contains questionable figures, and journals and authors aren’t responding to requests for clarification.

A grab bag of advances is making Western blots faster, more sensitive, and more reliable.