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Looking at images of crystallized materials and interpreting all similarity between small regions as proof of scientific fraud is a bit dangerous though... If I
by bjornsing 7y ago
Looking at images of crystallized materials and interpreting all similarity between small regions as proof of scientific fraud is a bit dangerous though... If I had to guess I’d say it’s more likely that that electron microscope image in Bik’s embedded tweet is genuine than not.
This whole situation is a farce and an embarrassment to science though. The motto should really be “adhere to the rigorous standards of science, or perish”.
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y agoTake a look at the full-size image: there's plenty of clear clone tool action going on in there. The red blob is particularly damning. https://twitter.com/MicrobiomDigest/status/1174461680580882432/photo/1 https://twitter.com/MicrobiomDigest/status/11744616805808824...
- ladberg 7y agoSomeone replied to the tweet mentioning exactly that, but she seems pretty sure that it's fraud. I'm closer to believing her because I'd bet the original authors would challenge her if called out incorrectly.