[82lsju]

Three other papers published[b] [/b]in Science and Nature by the University president also contain “serious problems,” according to Elisabeth Bik, a biologist and science misconduct investigator routinely featured in outlets such as The New York Times, The New Yorker and Nature, who was contacted by The Daily last month to review several separate allegations. Tessier-Lavigne is the lead author on two of these papers.

which implies the Daily reaching out to Bik for comment, unclear where the Daily got the initial info on possible issues with the papers but I have not seen anything that came before the Daily article on Nov 29, 2022 that talks to this issue

Does "I have not seen anything that came before the Daily article on Nov 29, 2022" mean you haven't looked at PubPeer or any of the questions raised & responses made long before Bik started publishing links to her own press coverage there?   The Daily had a link to PubPeer.  If you can't find the link, try my Dec. 28 post, #136 in this thread.

It seems there is a feedback loop of press coverage about press coverage, all centering on Bik.  While that wouldn't mean that something serious shouldn't be investigated, it does mean that a lot of the coverage is about coverage of the coverage.  An echo chamber can get quite loud without much real input.

I was referring to mentions beyond the scientific journal community, the first Daily article is the earliest one I am aware of

[82lsju]

Three other papers published[b] [/b]in Science and Nature by the University president also contain “serious problems,” according to Elisabeth Bik, a biologist and science misconduct investigator routinely featured in outlets such as The New York Times, The New Yorker and Nature, who was contacted by The Daily last month to review several separate allegations. Tessier-Lavigne is the lead author on two of these papers.

which implies the Daily reaching out to Bik for comment, unclear where the Daily got the initial info on possible issues with the papers but I have not seen anything that came before the Daily article on Nov 29, 2022 that talks to this issue

Does "I have not seen anything that came before the Daily article on Nov 29, 2022" mean you haven't looked at PubPeer or any of the questions raised & responses made long before Bik started publishing links to her own press coverage there?   The Daily had a link to PubPeer.  If you can't find the link, try my Dec. 28 post, #136 in this thread.

It seems there is a feedback loop of press coverage about press coverage, all centering on Bik.  While that wouldn't mean that something serious shouldn't be investigated, it does mean that a lot of the coverage is about coverage of the coverage.  An echo chamber can get quite loud without much real input.

I was referring to mentions beyond the scientific journal community, the first Daily article is the earliest one I am aware of