Human Genetic Variation Alters Anthrax Toxin Sensitivity
Martchenko, Candille et al., PNAS
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine show that genetic variation affecting capillary morphogenesis gene 2, or CMG2, dramatically alters toxin sensitivity in humans. In its analysis, the team reports on "a CMG2 single-nucleotide polymorphism occurring frequently in African and European populations [that they found] independently altered toxin uptake." The group goes on to suggest "testing of genomically characterized human cell populations may offer a broadly useful strategy for elucidating effects of genetic variation on infectious disease susceptibility."
When Your Work's Been Plagiarized
November 27, 2009
A researcher writes to Janet Stemwedel to ask what he should do after finding out that his work has been plagiarized. The reader, Doug writes that part of his thesis appeared in a journal article and he wrote to the journal but hasn't heard back. Stemwedel advises him to send a letter to the chair of the editorial advisory board and to carbon-copy that letter to his thesis advisor. "Basically, you want to lay out what you did in the email, possibly including a printout of the article with the plagiarism and a photocopy of your actual thesis, highlighting the lifted passages," she says.
From uoftfraud: Getting a
From uoftfraud:
Getting a plagiarised paper retracted is actually more complicated than this. In the 80's I made several important discoveries in my PhD research. My PhD program was then fraudulently terminated and my research was all stolen. Upon my complaint to the university, an investigation conducted by one man, a lawyer, concluded that my research was "salvaged", not plagiarised, see http://www.universitytorontofraud.com The university then prohibited anyone, including the journal editor and the Committee on Publication Ethics to look at the plagiarised paper. This Canadian policy of making a university the only judge is now confirmed by the new "study" - http://www.cmaj.ca/earlyreleases/3nov09_misconduct_agency.shtml I have no hope that the fraud of the University of Toronto will ever be stopped and my discoveries returned under my name.