Science Journalist. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalmeet-singh-chawla-287a0653/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@Dalmeet Muckrack: https://muckrack.com/dalmeet-singh-chawla/articles Anonymous Tips: dalmeet@protonmail.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3mvq6fx2uyk2iStudies originating from paper mills are being cited in clinical guidelines, policy docs, & patents, according to a new @digital-science.com study. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: https://retractionwatch.com/2026/09/17/paper-mill-studies-get-cited-by-clinical-guidelines-policy-docs-and-more-analysis-finds/ @maclomaclee.bsky.social, @jabyrnesci.bsky.social, @mcintold.bsky.social17 Sep 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvq6fx2uyk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3mv4bsmn5l22bDue to funding concerns, @cos.io's Open Science Framework will no longer allow researchers to post their code and data on the platform from 16 November onwards. My latest for @nature.com: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02598-y @briannosek.bsky.social, @katiecorker.bsky.social09 Sep 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4bsmn5l22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3mv4bsmn5l22bDue to funding concerns, @cos.io's Open Science Framework will no longer allow researchers to post their code and data on the platform from 16 November onwards. My latest for @nature.com: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02598-y @briannosek.bsky.social, @katiecorker.bsky.social09 Sep 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4bsmn5l22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3muzhpyrzes2qThis week, @nature.com features the World Bank's reproducibility project, under which the Bank is publishing 'reproducibility packages' alongside all their reports, papers and technical notes. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02678-z08 Sep 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzhpyrzes2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3muzhpyrzes2qThis week, @nature.com features the World Bank's reproducibility project, under which the Bank is publishing 'reproducibility packages' alongside all their reports, papers and technical notes. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02678-z08 Sep 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzhpyrzes2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3mu3j2ivnbk2jJapan institute defends Nobel Prize winner amid allegations of image duplication. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: https://retractionwatch.com/2026/08/27/japan-stem-cell-research-kyoto-shinya-yamanaka-gotham-city-research/27 Aug 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3j2ivnbk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3mu3j2ivnbk2jJapan institute defends Nobel Prize winner amid allegations of image duplication. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: https://retractionwatch.com/2026/08/27/japan-stem-cell-research-kyoto-shinya-yamanaka-gotham-city-research/27 Aug 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3j2ivnbk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3mtendbq6rk25Hey, @learnedpublishing.bsky.social, I'm not a scientist. Stop sending me peer review requests. Thanks. I tried to click "decline" but your site doesn't work.18 Aug 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtendbq6rk25https://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3mrsax4rpx225Papers with publicly available peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted than are those without public reports, a new study has found. My latest for @nature.com: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02282-1 @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @jeroenson.bsky.social, @jessicapolka.bsky.social29 Jul 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsax4rpx225https://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3mrumcdl3hk2zAround 400 U.S. patents contain at least one citation to a retracted scientific paper, a new study has found. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: https://retractionwatch.com/2026/07/30/us-patents-contain-citations-to-retracted-scientific-papers/30 Jul 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrumcdl3hk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3mrsax4rpx225Papers with publicly available peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted than are those without public reports, a new study has found. My latest for @nature.com: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02282-1 @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @jeroenson.bsky.social, @jessicapolka.bsky.social29 Jul 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsax4rpx225https://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3mrglx5yw7226Good to see that a report released this week by the White House OSTP cites my 2023 @nature.com article about the US National Science Foundation considering using 'golden tickets' in their grant peer review system: www.whitehouse.gov/science/ Here's the 2023 article: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00579-z25 Jul 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrglx5yw7226https://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3molg55ayg22fProfessional rivalries, scandals and retractions mar graphyne research, but could the material be a promising one? My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: https://cen.acs.org/research-integrity/graphyne-retractions-bad-blood-between-chemists/104/web/2026/06 @arbitraryeffect.bsky.social, @alexrgroves.bsky.social, @uohaleylab.bsky.social, @cranfordmatter.bsky.social #ChemSky18 Jun 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3molg55ayg22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3mqrknqqeos23NEW: @pubpeer.com to host thousands of replication studies in a bid to make them more visible. My latest for @nature.com: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02175-3 @aufdroeseler.bsky.social, @forrt.bsky.social, @josefinaw.bsky.social16 Jul 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrknqqeos23https://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3mqpgnxhpds2oSCOOP: ‘Poisoned’ datasets can trick #AI agents My latest for @nature.com: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02071-w @briannosek.bsky.social15 Jul 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpgnxhpds2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3mqrknqqeos23NEW: @pubpeer.com to host thousands of replication studies in a bid to make them more visible. My latest for @nature.com: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02175-3 @aufdroeseler.bsky.social, @forrt.bsky.social, @josefinaw.bsky.social16 Jul 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrknqqeos23https://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3mqpgnxhpds2oSCOOP: ‘Poisoned’ datasets can trick #AI agents My latest for @nature.com: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02071-w @briannosek.bsky.social15 Jul 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpgnxhpds2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3mq5qeewgb22sNeuropathologist Adriano Aguzzi is not guilty of research misconduct or negligence, a probe of three dozen studies at the University of Zurich has found. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: https://www.thetransmitter.org/ethics/neuropathologist-not-guilty-of-research-misconduct-says-university-probe-aguzzi/ @elisabethbik.bsky.social, @charlespiller.bsky.social08 Jul 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5qeewgb22shttps://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3mq5rn3yvt22vA 1946 study that found that covering pipes with asbestos is not a dangerous occupation is facing a call for retraction. My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: https://cen.acs.org/policy/publishing/navy-study-asbestos-retraction/104/web/2026/07 #ChemSky08 Jul 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5rn3yvt22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dalmeet.bsky.social/post/3mq5rn3yvt22vA 1946 study that found that covering pipes with asbestos is not a dangerous occupation is facing a call for retraction. My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: https://cen.acs.org/policy/publishing/navy-study-asbestos-retraction/104/web/2026/07 #ChemSky08 Jul 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:nb72dsoyntabxtsuacqec6vc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5rn3yvt22v