Each one of us harbors ten times more microbial cells than our own human cells. These commensals (organisms that live with you) govern a range of functions in health, disease and our behaviour. Some of the functions they are involved in are food digestion, drug metabolism, regulating metabolic rate, immunity …

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In my previous blog post, I discussed various players involved in retractions in biomedical and life science literature. One question that intrigued me and was left unanswered was — what are the research topics/themes that are present in these retracted publications? I attempt to answer this question in this blog …

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The fierce competition in academia and the rush to publish, many times lead to flawed results and conclusions in scientific publications. While some of these are honest mistakes, others are deliberate scientific misconduct. According to one study, 76% of retractions were due to scientific misconduct in papers retracted from a …

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