Today I am sharing a new preprint and accompanying blog post. Hundreds of published papers include impossible western blots showing protein expression in cell lines that have deleted or mutated genes. These clumsy mistakes are widespread and repeated by LLMs.

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Sacrilege or sage advice? Eventually we will get #WhatWouldJutfeltDo trending 😜 #WWJD Want to see where your favorite journal sits, use the webtool here: jutfelt.github.io/Journal-Cita...

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We have a new paper out, led by honours student Will Perkins 💪, with @kjpeters.bsky.social. Bluespotted flathead in Jervis Bay Marine Park, Aus, made directed movements within small areas—challenging assumptions about how demersal soft sediment fishes move. 🐟🦑🧪🌎 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Massive congratulations to Dr Kate Fergusson (@katefergusson.bsky.social) on her PhD graduation today, here standing with three proud supervisors (me, Jake Martin and @michaelgbertram.bsky.social). @monashbiol.bsky.social #BobWongLab

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I asked plague scientists in France, the U.K. and the U.S. what they make of the death of a lab technician in Siberian. (Spoiler: There's absolutely no reason to worry about a plague epidemic.) www.science.org/content/arti... @science.org

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