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Elisabeth Bik
@MicrobiomDigest
Science consultant, PhD. Science integrity, #ImageForensics. "She might be in trouble". Figures ARE the data. Patreon.com/elisabethbik. She/her 🐢🔬🇳🇱🇺🇸
San Francisco, CAscienceintegritydigest.com/about/Joined October 2013

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Nice Random Western Blot generator tool by Tongji University, funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Science Foundation of Shanghai and Shanghai Pujiang Program (16PJD037). #ImageForensics
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Don’t laugh (or cry…) Checking the papers on PubMed which cited Seneff et al. pseudo paper, I’ve just found a nugget ! A paper about Monkeypox citing ref 51 without any sense … All of this is a crazy story with so many drawers ! Check by yourself…
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If you are a young career scientist who works on the microbiome, editors would love to see an entry from you. Full eligibility details are available at the link below.
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The deadline for the 2022 NOSTER & @ScienceMagazine #Microbiome Prize has been extended to 7 FEB! This essay competition for young scientists working on #microbiota research awards a grand prize of $25K! Apply today! bit.ly/Science-NOSTER
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All the concerns about this paper's figures are spotted in Western blots. Here is Figure 3A, showing signs of splicing. Some of the bands and a bit of their surrounding areas appear to have been copied in, as pointed out by green arrows.
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"A researcher was caught falsifying documents... [those] led to the death of a patient... Although this episode is described in detail in FDA documents, none of the publications have any mention of the falsification, fraud, or HOMICIDE."
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$SAVA fan: "I pray simufilam proves to be a blockbuster and that Gabe Grego, Elisabeth Bik, and the rest of the goon squad are haunted by their misdeeds. "
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But some authors of papers that raised concerns, try to deflect and distract editors by spreading weird falsehoods about the persons who criticize their work. One might wonder if they have no science or original data to take away those concerns.
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Yes, I worked at a company where 2 founders were found guilty of insurance and securities fraud. They fled the country and are now fugitives. None of the ~200 employees, including myself were charged.
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Replying to @Jikkyleaks
You cloak your identity like you mask the truth, hiding from followers everything that contradicts your anti-science views. Charges against uBiome were not against scientists but those tasked with fundraising and sales; link to the indictment below. 1/2 justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/u
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