Hacker NewsMedical students are using popular research tool to pump out misleading studies
#HackerNews #medicalstudents #misleadingresearch #researchtools #academicintegrity #scienceethics
Laborjournal#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
LeidenForceWhat 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
Kati Lassila-PeriniI 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 SmallGenetic 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
Mojo ♻️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
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
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.
Yana Suchikova📢 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🏴☠️
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 🇵🇪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/
