Science sleuths uncover more than 100 suspicious images in Thermo Fisher antibody catalogue

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Scientists have long worried about the reliability of commercial antibodies, and the latest findings have sparked fresh concerns.

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  1. Dan Garisto

Catalogue entries for more than 100 antibodies sold by the research services and supply company Thermo Fisher Scientific contain images that have apparently been manipulated, according to a pair of researchers who specialize in scientific-integrity issues.

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Nature 654, 303-304 (2026)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-01706-2

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  1. Ayoubi, R. et al. eLife 12, RP91645 (2023).

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