Companies use western blots in their catalogues to provide confirmation that their antibodies work as they are supposed to. Credit: Manjurul/Getty Thousands of antibodies sold by multiple research vendors have images associated with their catalogue entries that seem to have been digitally altered, according to a scientific-integrity specialist. The finding comes after more than 100
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When Daniel Evanko asked a scientist whether they had used artificial intelligence to write their peer-review report, he didn’t expect a confession. Most researchers don’t reveal AI help, says Evanko, who is the director of journal operations at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). How to manage AI risks while reaping the benefits But
The kine algorithm is a static or dynamic image reconstruction algorithm for interferometric data. It is a forward imaging method, based on a neural field representation43 of the brightness distribution of the source. In this section, we describe our methodology, starting with a general overview of VLBI measurements followed by an explanation of the kine
The shingles vaccine called Shingrix contains a viral protein and an immune-boosting compound. Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy The shingles vaccine in use today has been linked to a reduced risk of heart disease and heart failure, according to a study of more than 70,000 people who received either the current vaccine or an older formulation1.
Mice All mouse experiments were performed according to protocols approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC) at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), adhering strictly to ethical guidelines. B6.Cg-Tg(APPswe, PSEN1dE9)85Dbo/Mmjax (APP/PS1) mice and B6.Cg-Tg(APPSwFlLon, PSEN1*M146L*L286V)6799Vas/Mmjax (5×FAD) mice were produced in our laboratory and