Elisabeth Bik - Perpetrator 5, a fraudulent microbiologist

This is quite an interesting way of analyzing these type of repeats. I have no idea why this image got so many. They are not even in the brown parts.

Congrats here as well, Charles!

I’m deeply honored to have been named as the recipient of the Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting from the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It recognizes my work on scientific integrity for Science Magazine over the last five years. 1/7 tinyurl.com/zz54fzyr

Screenshots of two figures from the paper, both are showing green fluorescent cells on a black background. I have added colored boxes to highlight duplications/overlaps.

Another retraction (#10?) for Srikanta Dash at @tulaneu.bsky.social

I reported this to the journal and the university in March 2021 - more than four years ago.
Despite 10 retractions, he is still a full professor at Tulane.

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Proofig did not catch any of these, but it did flag a duplication in another figure in the same paper. ImageTwin flagged one of the bigger duplications, so I started looking more carefully and found lots of these by eye, aided by Forensically.

Cartoon from the Nobel Assembly showing the three prize winners, their names, and “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”

The 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”

Yes! and many more!
But you won an Emoji Award: 🏅
Congrats!

Panel from a scientific paper. It shows a photo of a tissue slice, with blue nuclei and here and there some brown staining, with arrows highlighting areas called "SC" or "CA".

An Oncotarget pearl.
Find at least five sets of duplicated areas.
#ImageForensics

Recent MDPI paper including diagram of a bacterial cell with a mitochondrion 🤦‍♀️ The authors propose a mechanism for the toxicity of silver nanoparticles: "Ag+ ions in AgNPs bombard the bacterial mitochondria’s electron transport chain, resulting in cell death".

Text of the fourth amendment “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

Just posting this. Everyone knows why.

Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough Amid Rising Cases A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012. The baby was less than two months old—too young for vaccination.

A baby has died of whooping cough in Mississippi amidst their worst pertussis outbreak in more than a decade.

If you have a loved one with an infant or are near babies a lot, please consider getting a pertussis booster, as is recommended by legitimate science and healthcare professionals.

25 y hahaha I am just an average swimmer.

And, yesterday, we got our flu and Covid shots, one in each arm. So we are also ready for winter!

World-renowned wildlife photographer against the algorithm Tech Now meets British wildlife photographer Tim Flach facing new challenges from AI mimicking his images.

World-renowned wildlife photographer against the algorithm. Tim Flach and the new challenges he's facing against AI.

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I went for a nice swim (60 laps, just under 40 min), finished my peer review, did an interview with a journalist, and checked some papers for image duplications. Now I am ready for the weekend!

Journal issues speedy retraction in less than a day for ‘inadvertent mistake’ We don’t know if it’s the fastest retraction ever, but the speed is nonetheless notable: A journal retracted a paper 22 hours after a sleuth raised concerns about the article.  On August 9 jus…

We don’t know if it’s the fastest retraction ever, but the speed is nonetheless notable: A journal retracted a paper 22 hours after a sleuth raised concerns about the article.

More of this, please!

I think it has two eyes, but one on each side, so all photos just show one eye.

This species has a very clear front and back distinctions. Good pet.

Schneider Shorts 3.10.2025 – A waste of everyone’s time Schneider Shorts 3.10.2025 – Epstein and his academic friends, a Texas kleptomaniac, German professor innocent again,with an advice for PubPeer community, Scandinavian retractions, and finall…

Schneider Shorts 3.10.2025 – A waste of everyone’s time
forbetterscience.com/2025/10/03/s...

A photo showing either the front or the back of the robo-pet, showing a black hole or eye surrounded by fur.

I mean, is this her eye or her butthole?

I like to know which side of my pet I am looking at.

Image result for a Google search for "Moflin". It shows lots of photos of the furry AI pet, but in all photos you just see one eye. The 'pet' is a little furry robot, the size of a guinea pig.

Moflin (Casio's AI pet) creeps me out with his one-eye look.

The Authorship Integrity Toolkit - UK Research Integrity Office The Authorship Integrity Toolkit Practical resources to support responsible authorship in research UKRIO is pleased to present the Authorship Integrity Toolkit – a new collection of resources to help ...

UKRIO @ukrio.bsky.social is introducing an Authorship Integrity Toolkit:
a set of practical, adaptable resources designed to support both individual researcher contributors in their day-to-day practice and organisations in developing policies and managing projects.
ukrio.org/resources/th...

Publication Integrity Week 2025 Publication Integrity Week is an opportunity for all involved in publication ethics to gain insights from peers, share practical solutions, and learn from experts in their field.

COPE Publication Integrity Week 2025 publicationethics.org/events/publi...

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’ Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

Amazing. And so happy to have found you here.

I did ❤️

Did you tag the right person? I am not participating in any election - nor am I a GOP shill :-)

Oh wow, thank you! I cannot seem to reply, but this is very cool.

Why editors go to conferences - Nature Microbiology You may have spotted us at different conferences and wondered what we’re doing amid active researchers. Here, we demystify the editorial aims of conference attendance.

#Editorial

If you have ever been surprised by seeing an editor at a conference and wondered what they are doing there, this month's editorial has all the answers you need.

#MicroSky #AcademicChatter

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