Thank you so much @unibern, Prof. Dr. Katie Peichel, and Dean Prof. Dr. Jean-Louis Reymond for awarding me an honorary doctorate for my work on #ResearchIntegrity. Congrats to the other recipients as well. What a wonderful ceremony! https://t.co/jVoD1kYuWs...

The collapse of trust in science is going to go down in history as one of the most sad, bizarre, and destructive social contagions of modern times. We cured diseases, fed billions, and powered nations - and people ran toward conspiracies instead.

This is genius: edit gut bacteria so they express a set of genes that lets them break down oxalate (which can form kidney stones) This worked in a small human trial, reducing oxalate levels without disturbing the rest of the gut microbiome

🚨 NEW: One of the largest COVID-19 vaccine studies ever (28 MILLION people in France) just dropped. Results? • 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 • 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality • No increase in 4-year mortality • Vaccinated people had lower risk of death

Today is a dark day for American science and biomedicine. My comments in ⁦@nytimes⁩ https://t.co/EiF5Tig8KH

This afternoon, I will give a public lecture about #ResearchIntegrity and #ImageForensics, at the @UniBern, where I will receive an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Science. Thank you for your support ❤️

The case of the fake references in an ethics journal. https://t.co/eer9QuVbOE

Sorry antivaxxers. COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults 18-59 shows you're better off being vaccinated.

Een wetenschappelijk tijdschrift zet een streep door een invloedrijke 25 jaar oude overzichtsstudie die concludeerde dat de veelgebruikte onkruidverdelger glyfosaat niet kankerverwekkend zou zijn. Voor @volkskrant https://t.co/XApEMWoAws

12 former FDA commissioners from both parties just went on the record calling Vinay Prasad’s vaccine framework a threat to public health. They bring more than 3 decades of leadership at the agency, and it is hard to think of a more forceful warning. 🧵 https://t.co/UE6YOafBOj

An advent calendar by Anna Abalkina, the creator of our Hijacked Journal Checker, that gives you a chance to spot issues in academic publishing. https://t.co/3xILOZo8Gz https://t.co/159aAADXRi

Very nice talk today by @MicrobiomDigest at @ETH_BSSE on image manipulation in scientific research. It was jarring to hear that some journals overlook clear issues with publications, even for more than a decade, allowing falsified, non-reproducible research to remain published.

Good morning from Basel, where I will give a talk, a workshop, and meet with students, staff, and faculty at BSS at ETH Zürich (in Basel!). #ResearchIntegrity #ImageForensics #Science

@Kevin_McKernan “I respect both sides of many colleagues disputes and I humbly await for their relationships to repair.” 🧐

It's the time of year for reminiscing. Me? I'm thinking back to when @SabinehazanMD said she'd try to put people who disagree with her "in jail." Her threat was deleted but happily someone took a screenshot (see link): https://t.co/Tnng1iYf4r

"The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing." https://t.co/yC28iXtLJi

Wow! New research suggests the shingles vaccine may cut dementia risk by ~20% and might even slow progression for those already diagnosed. If confirmed, a safe, widely-available shot could be one of our best tools yet in the fight against brain decline.

@Kevin_McKernan @SciGuardians Or you could just post it on a preprint server? This seems weirdly convoluted.

Last month, our paper on "Sneaked References" ( https://t.co/oblwJOFUy1) obtained the best paper award from JASIST. We donated the award money to @microbiomdigest's fund for research integrity (@retractionwatch). The press release is here:

Good morning from the train riding along the Lake of Neuchâtel, where I will give a talk and a workshop at the University of Neuchâtel. Hope to see some of you there! #ResearchIntegrity #Academia #Train