April 3, 2026

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A Science and Technology Blog

April 3, 2026

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A Science and Technology Blog

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With 23 more added, Amrita Centre for Nanosciences has 38 papers with duplicated, manipulated images

With 23 more papers added to Pubpeer, the total number of papers with image duplication and/or manipulation from Amrita Centre

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Amrita Centre for Nanosciences has 12 papers with duplicated images, seven already corrected

At last count, the Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre,

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Avinash C. Pandey of University of Allahabad has 25 papers with manipulated, duplicated images

Prof. Avinash Chandra Pandey formerly with the University of Allahabad and now the Director of Inter University Accelerator Centre (IUAC)

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Chitra Mandal of CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology has seven more papers with manipulated images

Dr. Chitra Mandal, a SERB Distinguished Fellow at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata has seven more papers with

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Chitra Mandal of CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology admits to ‘unintentional mistakes’; Nine more papers listed on Pubpeer

Dr. Chitra Mandal of CSIR-IICB has admitted to “unintentional mistakes” in her papers. Dr. Elisabeth M. Bik and another person

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19 papers of Chitra Mandal from CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology have duplicated images

Dr. Chitra Mandal, a SERB Distinguished Fellow at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, has 19 papers listed on

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Interview: Scientists found guilty will face suitable disciplinary action, says Shekhar Mande

The committee formed on June 3 has been given a defined time period, with a request to complete the investigations

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CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute has 33 papers with manipulated, duplicated images

Papers published with manipulated and duplicated images seem to be a problem not just with CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research.

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CSIR-IITR case is being investigated speedily: CSIR Director-General Shekhar Mande

CSIR Director-General Dr. Shekhar C Mande in response to a Facebook comment said that the CSIR-IITR case is “being investigated

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Another 24 papers with image manipulation, duplication from CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research

With 24 additional papers containing manipulated, duplicated images, the total number of problematic papers from CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research

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Explainer: Why is China laying down gene editing rules?

Dr. He’s experiment violates the 2003 guidelines that prohibits the use of gene-manipulated embryos for reproductive purposes. China has posted

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33 more papers with manipulated, duplicated images from Indian Institute of Toxicology Research

With 33 more problematic papers spotted on Pubpeer today, the total number of papers containing manipulated and/or duplicated images now

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With 73 problematic papers listed on Pubpeer, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research has a serious problem

Seventy-three papers published between 2004 and 2017 by scientists at the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow have serious problems

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