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Weekly reads: late Macchiarini retractions, stem cells & Lululemon

Paolo Macchiarini is one of a small group of people in the stem cell universe whose misconduct has blown up in the press. Piero Anversa, Haruko Obokata, Hwang Woo-Suk, and some operators in the unproven stem cell clinic sphere come to mind. Macchiarini published quite a few seriously problematic papers, some of which just hung out in the literature unretracted. …
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Biological age, health flexing, & stabs at rejuvenation

health flexing, biological age
We all know people who seem far younger than their age, which feeds into the idea of biological age. It's often in the news these days and all over social media. Some people who are fighting high-profile battles with aging are also doing something I call "health flexing." I also called these folks by another possible new term, "health celebrities."More …