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Academic journal retracts articles over 'peer review ring' with bogus scholars
10 Jul 2014: Journal of Vibration and Control says 60 articles published over last four years cited academics with 'assumed identities'
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5 Sep 2014: Andrew Holding: It’s easy to dismiss the parents of Ashya King as scientific illiterates in need of a good education, but science engagement that assumes and mocks ignorance is offensive and rarely effective.
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18 Jul 2014:
An estimated 4.5 million more people will be eligible for statins under new guidance, in addition to 13 million already eligible
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14 Jul 2014: Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky: Journal publishers must acknowledge the limitations of traditional peer review and fully embrace post-publication peer review
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11 Jun 2014:
Researchers say recreation of Spanish flu strain highlights risk of pandemic, but critics say work puts global population at risk
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4 Jun 2014: Astronomers who thought they had detected echoes of the big bang may have only seen the effects of space dust
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3 Jun 2014: Mitochondrial replacement is controversial because the law rules out all treatments on humans that require changing their DNA
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15 May 2014: Jenny Rohn: A safe, effective prevention for this nasty virus is withheld for surprising reasons
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15 May 2014:
Collins says claims 18-20% of those on statins suffered side effects did 'disservice to British and international medicine'
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