The Thermo Fisher situation keeps getting worse. We've now collected 450+ problematic images presented as verification data in TF's antibody catalog. This includes:
🖌️ Dozens more images with duplications or painting
🖨️ Hundreds of blots that all share the same background (behold slideshow below)
Thermo Fisher has responded to research integrity activists who spotted apparent manipulation in its antibody catalog:
"In ... preparing antibody images for publication on our website, some images may have been adjusted to clarify for presentation purposes."
More:
cen.acs.org/research-int...
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Laurel Oldach
Reese Richardson
translated: we used faked results to try and convince you to buy our over-priced antibodies, and then offer a set of lies to justify it
While this is newly out of date by one article, here is a record of the past articles
blogs.nature.com/methagora/20...
Oh and of course the editorial that was not supposed to be shared:
diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
Update on GeneFrame alternative for bacterial imaging. After discussion with us and others, SunJin lab have how launched a substitute for timelapse imaging in geneframes www.sunjinlab.com/product/ispa...
Dimensions are very similar, price is reasonable ($105 for 250) #microsky
The #ThermoFisher #antibody scandal is an ugly reminder, I think, of how few people (including those at TF, it seems) are trained to properly validate antibodies before use. Some advice on antibody validation in the posting 👇
totalinternalreflectionblog.com/2022/09/18/h...
Mark Peifer (He, him)
Thermo Fisher has responded to research integrity activists who spotted apparent manipulation in its antibody catalog:
"In ... preparing antibody images for publication on our website, some images may have been adjusted to clarify for presentation purposes."
More:
cen.acs.org/research-int...
blogs.nature.com
The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent
Antibodies are essential and ubiquitous tools in biology, but their unguarded usage can easily lead to error. Here’s how to validate their specificity, and ensure that they’re hitting the rig…
The Thermo Fisher situation keeps getting worse. We've now collected 450+ problematic images presented as verification data in TF's antibody catalog. This includes:
🖌️ Dozens more images with duplications or painting
🖨️ Hundreds of blots that all share the same background (behold slideshow below)
Laurel Oldach
Run controls. Always. Anything short of that isn't science. Full stop.
Total Internal Reflection🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇦
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I feel like I am echoing the editorial, but the Points of View and Points of Significance series were very influential to my scientific journey. I am thrilled to see Points of View come back, being helmed by @helenajambor.bsky.social who has already done great work amongst the microscopy community
