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Doh! Top Science Journal Retractions of 2011

Seeded on Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:35 PM EST
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Bad science papers can have lasting effects. Consider the 1998 paper in the journal the Lancet that linked autism to the MMR vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella. That paper was fully retracted in 2010 upon evidence that senior author Andrew Wakefield had manipulated data and breached several proper ethical codes of conduct.

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bore-head007

Once the damage is done, it is almost impossible to repair.

Thank you Pew/EDF.

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Reply#1 - Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:37 PM EST
upswing

Okay ... Where's the AGW, drowning polar bears, melting Himalayn glacier retractions?

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Reply#2 - Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:01 PM EST
Castor Bridge

Where's Piltdown Mann's hockey stick graph retraction?

    Reply#3 - Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:07 PM EST
    upswing

    Castor Bridge:

    Where's Piltdown Mann's hockey stick graph retraction?

    Now, see, that's what I'M talking about!

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    #3.1 - Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:23 PM EST
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