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NCBS fracas: In defence of celebrating retractions
Continuing from here… Irrespective of Arati Ramesh’s words and actions, I find every retraction worth celebrating because how hard-won retractions in general have been, in India and abroad. I don’t know how often papers coauthored by Indian scientists are retracted … Continue reading
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Tagged Arati Ramesh, Brahmins, casteism, Elisabeth Bik, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Retraction Watch, retractions, self-correcting, Sunil Laxman, zombie citations
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NCBS retraction – addenda
My take on the NCBS paper being retracted, and the polarised conversation that has erupted around the incident, is here. The following are some points I’d like to add. a. Why didn’t the editorial and peer-review teams at Nature Chemical … Continue reading
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Tagged Arati Ramesh, Elisabeth Bik, image manipulation, journal paywall, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Nature Chemical Biology, research misconduct, riboswitches
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