Sterile alpha and Toll/interleukin-1 receptor motif–containing protein 1 (SARM1) is a NAD+-consuming enzyme that drives axon degeneration and is ac...

Science sleuth’s findings raise questions for researchers working to improve the reliability of commercial antibodies.

The case is the latest example of a scientific workhorse being misused in experiments.

We’ve documented more than 100 instances of apparent data manipulation in Thermo’s catalog

Reflecting on our paper “The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly”

Large increase, inconsistent processes: from February 2024, the SNSF will no longer fund Open Access articles in special issues.

In one Chinese research paper into prostate cancer, 50 per cent of the patients named were women – who do not have prostate glands.

Neurofibromin (Nf1) is a giant multidomain protein encoded by the tumour-suppressor gene NF1. NF1 is mutated in a common genetic disease, neurofibroma…

Determining the appropriate sample size (N) for comparative biological experiments is critical for obtaining reliable results. In order to determine the N, the usual approach is to perform a power cal...

Plasmids are indispensable in life sciences research and therapeutics development. Currently, most labs custom-build their plasmids. As yet, no systematic data on the quality of lab-made plasmids exis...