Andrew Porter
@retropz.bsky.social
Research Integrity and Training Adviser at the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute
Interested in improving #ResearchIntegrity & #ResearchCulture with training, #TeamScience & promoting #OpenResearch
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3353-7002
Interested in improving #ResearchIntegrity & #ResearchCulture with training, #TeamScience & promoting #OpenResearch
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3353-7002
Also, where are companies getting exosomes from to put into skincare products?
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Also, where are companies getting exosomes from to put into skincare products?
#Live - it's a kind of magic how the Queen soundtrack elevates Highlander (which I have a soft spot for)
a man with a beard is standing next to a woman with the words `` there can be only one '' .
Alt: a man with a beard - Sean Connery in Highlander is saying`` there can be only one '' (and yes, you have to do the accent)
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
#Live - it's a kind of magic how the Queen soundtrack elevates Highlander (which I have a soft spot for)
(By putting this explanation at the end, were you burying the lede?)
(sorry!)
(sorry!)
November 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
(By putting this explanation at the end, were you burying the lede?)
(sorry!)
(sorry!)
Totally thought this was going to be an @orcid.org joke ...
November 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Totally thought this was going to be an @orcid.org joke ...
It is an interesting point, but it's a shame that these important things that benefit the whole research community - and support #ResearchIntegrity - are billed as time-consuming gatekeepers; ideally these should be standard steps built smoothly into the process of research
November 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It is an interesting point, but it's a shame that these important things that benefit the whole research community - and support #ResearchIntegrity - are billed as time-consuming gatekeepers; ideally these should be standard steps built smoothly into the process of research
I know it's very new and so will require testing and checking, but in principle this could address a lot of the issues in making figures for publication including:
- image compression artefacts
- inconsistent design
- mixed file formats
I'd be interested to hear thoughts from researchers!
- image compression artefacts
- inconsistent design
- mixed file formats
I'd be interested to hear thoughts from researchers!
November 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I know it's very new and so will require testing and checking, but in principle this could address a lot of the issues in making figures for publication including:
- image compression artefacts
- inconsistent design
- mixed file formats
I'd be interested to hear thoughts from researchers!
- image compression artefacts
- inconsistent design
- mixed file formats
I'd be interested to hear thoughts from researchers!
Non-destructive edits - helpful for figures that take time to create & where you might want to go back to the original files
Insert photos/bitmaps - often scientific figures have multiple formats in them, this seems to handle them
Zoom in - super-high res
AI only if you want it - requires Canva
Insert photos/bitmaps - often scientific figures have multiple formats in them, this seems to handle them
Zoom in - super-high res
AI only if you want it - requires Canva
November 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Non-destructive edits - helpful for figures that take time to create & where you might want to go back to the original files
Insert photos/bitmaps - often scientific figures have multiple formats in them, this seems to handle them
Zoom in - super-high res
AI only if you want it - requires Canva
Insert photos/bitmaps - often scientific figures have multiple formats in them, this seems to handle them
Zoom in - super-high res
AI only if you want it - requires Canva
bsky.app/profile/stea...
Several very serious concerns about the data behind this study have been raised on @pubpeer.com, including oddly repeating patterns in certain measurements in patient records
Several very serious concerns about the data behind this study have been raised on @pubpeer.com, including oddly repeating patterns in certain measurements in patient records
You may have seen reports about a paper claiming that "Stem cell therapy prevents heart attacks": bmj.altmetric.com/details/1830...
If so, you might want to grab some popcorn: pubpeer.com/publications...
If so, you might want to grab some popcorn: pubpeer.com/publications...
Report for: Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart failure by intracoronary infusion of mesenchymal stem cells: phase 3 randomised clinical trial (PREVENT-TAHA8)
In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
bmj.altmetric.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:53 AM
bsky.app/profile/stea...
Several very serious concerns about the data behind this study have been raised on @pubpeer.com, including oddly repeating patterns in certain measurements in patient records
Several very serious concerns about the data behind this study have been raised on @pubpeer.com, including oddly repeating patterns in certain measurements in patient records
Isn't there now precedent for the Doctor choosing a face from the past, like with Peter Capaldi? And a window of uncertainty around the Caretaker character - surely enough loose threads for someone to work with? Especially with time travel...
a man in a black suit is standing in front of a wall with the words the bootstrap paradox on it
Alt: a man in a black suit is standing in front of a wall with the words the bootstrap paradox on it
media.tenor.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Isn't there now precedent for the Doctor choosing a face from the past, like with Peter Capaldi? And a window of uncertainty around the Caretaker character - surely enough loose threads for someone to work with? Especially with time travel...