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The president of Stanford University, the neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne, has announced his resignation following an investigation into allegations of fraud and fabrication in three of his lab’s scientific papers, including one cited as the most important result on Alzheimer’s disease in 20 years. The report exonerated him of committing the fraud but found he had
A quarter of the world's corals are now dead—but scientists on the front lines of the coral crisis are working on some inspiring solutions.
Delaware associate professor of marine science faces sacking after top journals retracted her articles, but she claims a faculty report exonerates her
A University of Delaware associate professor of marine science says a faculty panel ruled in her favor after another committee found her guilty of research misconduct. She says the president is still planning to fire her. Danielle Dixson, an associate professor of marine science at the University of Delaware, received blow after blow last year. On July 8, Proceedings of the Royal Society B issued a correction to a 2016 article she co-authored. It was on how anemonefish respond to bleached versus unbleached host anemones—an important question regarding coral reefs.
Fish, fossils, fraud and even death threats – the sometimes wild world of science investigations and retractions.