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#Kolumne
In der Theorie sollen wir nur nach Qualität und Relevanz zitieren – in der Praxis sieht es anders aus: Eine PLOS-ONE-Studie zeigt, dass Forschende nach Vorwürfen sexuellen Fehlverhaltens einen deutlich stärkeren Zitationsverlust erleiden als nach Vorwürfen wissenschaftlichen Fehlverhaltens. Schlägt Moral die Wissenschaft?

Zum Laborjournal-Editorial: https://www.laborjournal.de/editorials/3437.php

#Laborjournal #LifeSciences #ResearchIntegrity #ScienceEthics #Zitierverhalten #AcademicIntegrity #SciComm

LeidenForce Feb 19

What to do if your idea is plagiarized? Nature advises careful documentation, open communication with publishers, and seeking institutional support.

🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04165-3

#Plagiarism #ResearchIntegrity #ScienceEthics #EarlyCareerResearcher #AcademicAdvice

What can I do if my idea has been plagiarized?

An early-career scientist’s idea, shared at a poster session, has been published by someone else. What happens now?

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Kati Lassila-Perini Feb 15

I should have spoken up and said that this disgusted me.🤢

“It doesn’t have to be true! Just lie!” - that’s horrible career advice💀

I should have said that if someone had told me that in a mentoring session, I’d have seriously considered leaving the field🚪

I should have told him that this is not how to help with imposter syndrome🧠

Now I’m sharing this with you: maybe writing it down will finally help me let it go🤷‍♀️🌿

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#Academia #Mentorship #ScienceEthics #CareerAdvice #SpeakUp 🚫📢

Eric Darnley Small Jan 25

Genetic researchers once pledged families that data from the NIH’s Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study would be locked down—so much so they even used a cartoon child saying it felt safe. Instead, a fringe group slipped past safeguards, accessed raw records from thousands of kids and went on to publish 16 papers claiming race‑linked IQ gaps and economic stereotypes, cloaking biased claims in scientific jargon. Mainstream scientists reject the work as junk, yet it reveals how easily protected data can be weaponized. Read the full story: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/children-genetics-race-science.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HFA.FJJn.RXHfbG-xZ_cd&smid=nytcore-android-share #ScienceEthics #DataPrivacy #Racism #genetics

Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’

The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people.

The New York Times

Mojo ♻️Dec 8

Scientists are proposing a "guided evolution" plan to help our native species fight back against invaders like rabbits & cane toads.
The idea? Use selective breeding or genetic tools to speed up the development of defensive traits in vulnerable native animals within just a few generations.
It raises huge ethical questions, but also highlights the desperate need for new solutions. Our current methods are often failing, and our unique ecosystems are paying the price.

#AusConservation #InvasiveSpecies #AustralianWildlife #Biodiversity #ScienceEthics #Nature #OzSci

https://au.news.yahoo.com/radical-three-year-plan-to-speed-up-evolution-in-australia-as-invasive-threat-spreads-190012943.html

Radical three-year plan to 'speed up evolution' in Australia as invasive threat spreads

As the threat spreads west, gene-technology company Colossal Biosciences is under pressure to deliver. Find out more.

Yahoo News Australia

Mojo ♻️Oct 1

A billion-dollar drug was discovered in soil samples from Easter Island decades ago, but the question remains — what do scientists and pharmaceutical companies owe the Indigenous Rapa Nui people whose land and knowledge were drawn upon?
This case highlights the urgent need for fair benefit sharing, ethical research practices, and genuine respect for Indigenous sovereignty when global industries profit from local resources.

#indigenousrights #scienceethics #bioprospecting #rapanui #rapamycin #multinationals #bigpharma

https://theconversation.com/a-billion-dollar-drug-was-found-in-easter-island-soil-what-scientists-and-companies-owe-the-indigenous-people-they-studied-250586

A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied

Cancer. Diabetes. Aging itself. Rapamycin’s potential to treat an array of diseases has been a source of scientific fascination. But many aren’t aware of its origins – and its complicated legacy.

The Conversation

Yana Suchikova Aug 25, 2025

📢 Reading in BSPU news about our work on GAIDeT — the first taxonomy for transparent AI disclosure in research:
🔗 https://news.bdpu.org.ua/en/transparency-of-ai-in-science-gaidet-taxonomy/

Full article in Accountability in Research:
📄 https://doi.org/10.1080/08989621.2025.2544331

#GAIDeT #OpenScience #ResponsibleAI #ScienceEthics #AI #HigherEd

Alberto Quian🏴‍☠️

Aug 11, 2025

As a journalist, professor, and researcher, I have a firm commitment to truth, transparency, and ethics. Our duty and responsibility as researchers and journalism educators is even greater than that of the rest of the scientific community in combating malpractice and corruption.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2420092122

#ScienceEthics #Transparency #AcademicIntegrity #ScientificCorruption #ScientificRigor

Jesus Castagnetto 🇵🇪Jun 5, 2025

From #RetractionWatch: "‘Anyone can do this’: Sleuths publish a #toolkit for post-publication review"

#Science #Ethics #ScienceEthics

https://retractionwatch.com/2025/06/04/cosig-sleuths-publish-toolkit-post-publication-review/

‘Anyone can do this’: Sleuths publish a toolkit for post-publication review

For years, sleuths – whose names our readers are likely familiar with – have been diligently flagging issues with the scientific literature. More than a dozen of these specialists have teamed up to…

Retraction Watch