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A prolific evolutionary biologist caught faking data decades ago notches a new retraction

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By Brendan Borrell Verified
| Retraction Watch
A study claiming a tenfold decrease in bugs splattered on evolutionary biologist Anders Møller’s windshield over two decades has been retracted. shanecotee / iStock Anders Møller, an influential evolutionary biologist from Denmark, somehow survived the blow to his reputation after a high-profile retraction and a finding of scientific misconduct more than 20 years ago.
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A researcher’s unusually high h-index gives a window into an expansive citation network

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By Brendan Borrell Verified
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dem10/istock With an h-index of 75, computer scientist Thippa Reddy Gadekallu ranks among the world’s most highly cited researchers. But the speed and means of his ascent to those lofty heights of scholarship has been as remarkable as the achievement itself.
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Still no proof for facilitated spelling methods

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By Brendan Borrell Verified
| Spectrum Verified
Several variants of facilitated communication—techniques intended to help people with limited speech express themselves—have been growing in popularity among the parents of autistic people in recent years. But a forthcoming analysis has found no convincing evidence these methods help autistic people communicate their thoughts.
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