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(China) Two Scientific Journals Retract Articles Involving Chinese DNA Research – New York Times (Sui-Lee Wee | September 2021)

Posted by Dr Gary Allen in Human Research Ethics, Research Integrity on September 19, 2021
Keywords: Bioethics, Consent, Human research ethics, Institutional responsibilities, International, Journal, Justice, Merit and integrity, Research integrity, Research results, Respect for persons

The Linked Original Item was Posted On September 9, 2021

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The rare retractions come after several scientists raised questions about how Chinese researchers obtained the full consent of their Uyghur subjects.

Two respected scientific journals have retracted two articles that relied on the DNA samples of Uyghurs in western China after questions were raised about whether the subjects had provided their full consent.

This isn’t the first time papers from China have been retracted because of problems with consent for the work reported by the papers.  The apparent pattern of problems does not reflect well on the conduct of research within China.

The two studies were published in 2019 by the International Journal of Legal Medicine and Human Genetics, both owned by the academic publisher Springer Nature. They listed numerous authors, including Li Caixia, chief forensic scientist at China’s Ministry of Public Security. The International Journal of Legal Medicine issued its retraction on Tuesday, and Human Genetics released its statement on Aug. 30.

Both studies were at the center of a 2019 article by The New York Times that described how Chinese researchers had analyzed DNA samples from hundreds of Uyghurs for a process called DNA phenotyping, which attempts to recreate a person’s features, including face and height, by relying solely on DNA samples.

Two Scientific Journals Retract Articles Involving Chinese DNA Research
The rare retractions come after several scientists raised questions about how Chinese researchers obtained the full consent of their Uyghur subjects.

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