The Editorial Expression of Concern addresses an irregularity found in Fig. 1a of a 1998 paper published in Nature, specifically that two control lanes appear identical, raising potential issues of data integrity. The absence of raw data, due to the article's age, complicates verification efforts. As a result, readers are advised to interpret the findings with caution. The authors of the study have acknowledged this concern, while the editor faced difficulties obtaining contact information for one of the authors, further complicating the situation.
Readers are warned to interpret the results of this work with caution due to an irregularity identified in Fig. 1a, where negative controls appeared identical.
The Editorial Expression of Concern was issued following the discovery that the negative uninfected control lanes in Fig. 1a appeared identical, indicating a possible image manipulation.
Due to the vintage of the article and lack of available raw data for verification, the results presented must be approached with caution by the scientific community.
Authors Shahin Rafii, Scott Ely, John J. O'Leary, Elizabeth M. Hyjek, and Ethel Cesarman have consented to the issuance of this Editorial Expression of Concern.
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