This is a beautiful piece of work you've put together here. I think honestly you broke this article down better than I have for any post I've ever made. You clearly explained the techniques, the logic of their use, and most importantly why this article is a fabrication. One additional piece of information to consider including for future work of this nature (and I hope you keep doing this!!) Is to show the background of the journal in which it was published. Is this a pay for play journal? Is their peer review? Your illustration of blatant photoshopping indicates that there is likely not. I am unfamiliar with this journal so I can't comment with out doing the research my self.
Again, fabulous post. Please please do this exact thing for other articles in the future. This is the sort of digestible science content I would LOVE to see more of on steemit.
Edit: I have looked up the Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, it is an older journal been around since 1971, IS peer reviewed and has an impact factor of 3.3 which isn't huge but its also not insignificant. Honestly I don't understand how this article was accepted for publication considering the points described in this post. Most NOTABLY the doctoring of the western blot gel image.
She just raised the bar.
I fully agree with everything you say. This post is definitely one of the best steemit post I have every read in #science!
I agree that the breakdown is amazing however I don't agree with the 'pro'-vaccine bias esp. the title, which is misleading.
It's not misleading. Antivaccination stances are moronic and unsupported by scientific evidence.
You mean the fake science you are reffering too? Have you ever really delved into it like me for the past 3-4 years? I could say you're the one acting moronic by your statements.
Well you could say what ever you'd like. You would be wrong, just as you are about vaccines. Now run along and go play with your tin foil.
Prove me wrong then. I have lots of evidence on my blog.
The title is not misleading: There was a new article doing the rounds being regarded as an important piece of evidence supporting the claim that Aluminum as an adjuvant in vaccines causes Autism.
I showed in my breakdown why this was not the case.
Yes it is because you could interpret it so that aluminum does not cause autism.