A high-profile scientist, a graduate student and two major retractions. Erika Check Hayden reports on a case that has rocked the chemistry community.
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See Editorial, page 258 . See also Correspondence: In the wake of two retractions, a request for investigation
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Check Hayden, E. Chemistry: Designer debacle. Nature 453, 275–278 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/453275a
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