A researcher responsible for studies showing the cardiovascular health benefits of red wine has been found to have fabricated or falsified data in nearly 150 instances.
A three-year internal investigation into Dr Dipak Das, a director of the University of Connecticut’s Cardiovascular Research Centre, found 145 instances of research fraud in more than twenty papers dating back to 2002.
Dozens of images showing ‘blots’ obtained through gel electrophoresis were found to have been digitally altered using image software. Investigators identified examples of background erasure, image duplication and splicing, and the insertion of “artificial blots”.
The university’s report found “a pervasive attitude of disregard … for commonly accepted scientific practices in the publication and reporting of research data”.
“[We] can only conclude that [errors]...
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