Reposted by Martin BakerAndrew Porter @retropz.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This story on antibody validation data has got *so* huge *so* fast We all know antibodies take lots of optimisation (and often don't work) But I think most people assume that companies selling them have done some amount of testing and validation - which this investigation throws into serious doubt 131
Reposted by Martin BakerReese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026A massive update: At least ~15 companies~ are selling scientists antibodies using faked validation data. We've documented 18,000+ manipulated images on 17,000+ products sold by leading laboratory suppliers including Thermo Fisher, Abcam, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Millipore Sigma and Bio-Techne. 1/🧵 18455329
Reposted by Martin BakerReese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026TL;DR: We've identified more than 100 cases of apparent manipulation in Thermo Fisher Scientific's antibody verification data. @sholtodavid.bsky.social @johanduchene.bsky.social reeserichardson.blog/2026/05/28/h...reeserichardson.blogHow much of Thermo Fisher’s antibody data has been manipulated?We’ve documented more than 100 instances of apparent data manipulation in Thermo’s catalog 23591312