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Scientific image sleuth faces legal action for criticizing research papers

Researchers say the complaint filed against Elisabeth Bik could have a ‘chilling effect’ on scholarly criticism.
  1. Holly Else
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A prominent French microbiologist has filed a criminal complaint against a world-renowned research-integrity specialist after she publicly flagged concerns about his published work, including papers suggesting that the drug hydroxychloroquine was effective at treating COVID-19, a claim that has now been refuted.

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Nature 594, 17-18 (2021)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-01430-z

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