Zombie research haunts academic literature long after its supposed demise
Dubious papers taint specialist journals long after they have been retracted
IN 2003 AN investigation into Eric Poehlman, an expert on ageing and obesity, found that he had faked data. He was imprisoned for using made-up results to win grants. Journals duly withdrew his work.
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