[HN Gopher] Biologist decided to disavow his own study
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       Biologist decided to disavow his own study
        
       Author : colinprince
       Score  : 79 points
       Date   : 2022-02-04 19:15 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | pvaldes wrote:
       | If is wrong disavow is one possible way, another would be to
       | repeat the experiment and publish a correction criticizing your
       | own article.
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       | On the other hand, if your name is on an article, you must do
       | your homework and know if what you are signing is realistic or
       | not.
        
         | pfortuny wrote:
         | However, what you say in the second paragraph is exactly what
         | the reviewers should ask the authors and question.
        
         | anormalpapier wrote:
         | > if your name is on an article, you must do your homework and
         | know if what you are signing is realistic or not.
         | 
         | Definitely not the case when you're an undergraduate trying to
         | get your foot in the door with your first paper.
        
       | wnevets wrote:
       | It's been said before but once it was decided having papers
       | published became a target everything started to go to shit.
        
       | px1999 wrote:
       | This is a widespread problem. A close friend went through a
       | similar experience collaborating at another supposedly reputable
       | Canadian university.
       | 
       | He reported the academic dishonesty (copies of figures from
       | another paper presented as new experimental results), and the
       | university went to great lengths to keep the whole thing quiet.
       | 
       | 5 years later, the lead researcher who faked the results still
       | works at the university, the paper has not been retracted, and my
       | friend left what became a pretty hostile lab (and AFAIK is still
       | under NDA)
       | 
       | At that point, what is left aside from trying to publicly remove
       | your own name from a paper you know is fraudulent?
        
       | encryptluks2 wrote:
       | Good thing his paper wasn't about COVID-19 vaccinations or else
       | they'd go after his career and livelihood.
        
         | 74B5 wrote:
         | You know about the fraudsters publishing about ivermectin?
        
       | surlyadopter wrote:
       | Here is a much longer writeup of the situation.
       | 
       | https://www.science.org/content/article/this-scientist-accus...
        
       | dang wrote:
       | Related: http://ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2021/05/wish-to-
       | register-co...
        
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