The Watchdogs

By  Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky

Keeping an eye on misconduct, fraud, and scientific integrity

Mother and child
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Fake study on moms’ kisses risked sowing confusion just for a laugh

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Zoledronic acid
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This little cancer drug didn’t make it to market

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Silhouette scientist
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Should scientific papers be anonymous?

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Kings College London
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To keep science honest, study data must be shared

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

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Governments routinely cover up scientific misdeeds. Let’s end that

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Plagiarism
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Would you trust a plagiarizing doctor?

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

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A lot of science isn’t groundbreaking, and that’s a good thing

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Red blood cells clearly showing their biconcave disc shape.
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Blood from embryonic stem cells? Trials still years away

By Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky

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Fraudsters discover an unlikely new set of victims: academics

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

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We’ll sniff out scientific misconduct

By Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky

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