内部告発によって研究内容に疑義が呈されたことを受け、中国の科学者3人が役職を解任された。南開大学と中山大学がそれぞれ発表した。
南開大学は土曜日、陳全氏を生命科学学院の院長職から解任したと発表した。同大学によると、陳氏は責任著者として、2024年に「Nature Cancer」誌に掲載された論文における実験データの質と真正性を適切に監督しなかった。中山大学は、康鉄邦氏を華南腫瘍学国家重点実験室の副主任から、また匡東明氏を生命科学学院の副院長から解任したと発表した。康氏は2020年に「Nature Cell Biology」誌に掲載された論文の責任著者であり、同論文にはデータや画像に複数の誤りが含まれていた。匡氏は、「Nature Cell Biology」、「Science Advances」、「Cell」の各誌に掲載された論文3本に関連し、同様の不正行為を指摘された。内部告発を行ったのは、元博士課程学生であり「Geng同学」の名で活動するブロガーである。
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A Michigan community gathered for a vigil on April 18 to commemorate one month since semiconductor researcher Wang Danhao died by suicide at the University of Michigan, shortly after questioning by US federal agents. Organized by peace group Code Pink, about 30 attendees shared memories and called for answers amid ongoing scrutiny of the case.
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