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French plant biologist cleared of misconduct in new inquiry

National research council absolves one previously sanctioned lab leader of misconduct, and holds another researcher responsible.
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France’s national research council has ruled that one of its plant biologists committed misconduct through manipulation and data fabrication in published figures, but it cleared another researcher whom it had heavily sanctioned in 2015.

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Nature 562, 318-319 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-06966-1

Updates & Corrections

  • Correction 12 October 2018: An earlier version of this story referred to New Caledonia as a country.

  • Update 12 October 2018: The story was updated to include a response from Loic Dusseau, the lawyer representing Dunoyer.

  • Update 12 October 2018: The story has been updated to reflect the fact that the official bulletin of the CNRS was updated on 10 October to include the reprimand against Olivier Voinnet.

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