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Yahoo
an hour ago
- Science
- Yahoo
A science journal pulled a controversial study about a bizarre life form against the authors' wishes
NEW YORK (AP) — A microscopic discovery in a California lake sparked buzz and controversy more than a decade ago when it was first revealed. Scientists said they'd discovered bacteria that used the element arsenic — poisonous to life as we know it — to grow. If true, it expanded the possibilities for where life could exist on Earth — or on other worlds. Several research groups failed to replicate the results, and argue it's not possible for a living thing to use something so toxic to make DNA and proteins. Some scientists have suggested the results of the original experiments may have been skewed by undetected contaminants. On Thursday, the journal Science, which first published the research, retracted it, though not because of misconduct on the researchers' part. 'If the editors determine that a paper's reported experiments do not support its key conclusions, even if no fraud or manipulation occurred, a retraction is considered appropriate,' the journal's editor-in-chief Holden Thorp wrote in the statement announcing the retraction. The researchers disagree with the journal's decision and stand by their data. It's reasonable to pull a paper for major errors or suspected misconduct — but debates and disagreements over the findings are part of the scientific process, said study co-author Ariel Anbar of Arizona State University. 'One doesn't retract a paper because the interpretation is controversial, or even because most disagree with the interpretation,' wrote Anbar in an email. 'At least, that hasn't been the case until now.' Science has more frequently retracted papers for reasons beside fraud in recent years, said Thorp and Vada Vinson, Science's executive editor, wrote in a blog post. NASA helped fund the original work. The space agency's science mission chief Nicky Fox said in a statement that NASA does not support the retraction and encourages Science to reconsider. —- The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Department of Science Education and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content. Solve the daily Crossword
Hindustan Times
9 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Bengaluru stampede: Event organiser moves HC against judicial commission report
Event management company, DNA Entertainment Networks, has moved the Karnataka High Court (HC) challenging the judicial commission report which holds the company and its officials among those responsible for the June 4 stampede that took place outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru ahead of the victory celebrations by IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru leaving 11 people dead. The Karnataka govt had constituted a judicial commission headed by retired high court judge Justice John Michael D'Cunha. (PTI photo) In the aftermath of the stampede, the Karnataka government had constituted a judicial commission headed by retired high court judge Justice John Michael D'Cunha. In his report submitted before the state government earlier this week, Justice D'Cunha's report has blamed the 'reckless' conduct of the organisers, including DNA, RCB, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), and certain police officials for the huge crowd that gathered at the stadium gates and the subsequent stampede. The commission report has recommended legal action against them for failing to regulate crowd movement and for inadequate planning. However, DNA has now challenged these findings before the high court, arguing that the tragedy was due to the failure of state authorities, particularly the police, in managing the crowd outside the stadium, which it has claimed was 'beyond the scope' of the company's responsibility. DNA's counsels mentioned the petition on Friday before a bench of Justices Jayant Banerjee and SG Pandit, seeking an urgent hearing and the bench agreed to hear the matter on July 28. Also Read:Bengaluru stampede: Karnataka HC directs release of RCB's marketing head Nikhil Sosale, others In its petition, DNA has also alleged serious procedural lapses in the judicial commission's functioning. It has claimed that it was never provided a copy of the report before its contents were 'leaked to the press,' violating principles of natural justice. 'The fact that the impugned Report is leaked to the press but not given to the Petitioner till date makes it clear that the Respondents have acted in a pre-planned manner with a vendetta,' the plea reads. Further, DNA has accused the Commission of failing to allow its directors to cross examine witnesses, a right guaranteed under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952. The company also said that its directors, Venkata Varadhana Thimmaiah and Sunil Mathew, who had appeared before the Commission, and had answered all its questions, realised their statements had been recorded 'inaccurately,' and that their requests to correct these were ignored. The petition contends that the commission submitted its report in undue haste to deflect blame and pacify public anger. The inquiry, it has claimed, was a mere 'eyewash' intended to scapegoat the company.
Time of India
21 hours ago
- Time of India
Bengaluru stampede: DNA Entertainment moves Karnataka high court to quash inquiry report
Bengaluru: DNA Entertainment Pvt Ltd has approached Karnataka high court seeking the quashing of the Justice John Michael D'Cunha inquiry committee's report into the June 4 stampede outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The company has alleged procedural lapses and bias in the report, which holds officials from DNA, Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), Royal Challengers Sports Pvt Ltd (RCSPL), and cops, including former Bengaluru police commissioner, accountable for the tragedy. In its petition, DNA has argued that the report was submitted in undue haste, ignoring critical documentation that demonstrated the company's efforts to manage the event inside the stadium. The company argued that it can't be held liable for crowd mismanagement outside the venue, which falls under the jurisdiction of the govt and police. You Can Also Check: Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru The petition also flagged the denial of cross-examination rights under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952. The company stated it had repeatedly requested the opportunity to question witnesses and inspect depositions, but wasn't allowed to do so. It argued that this amounted to a violation of natural justice and rendered the findings legally untenable. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Indonesia: New Container Houses (Prices May Surprise You) Container House | Search ads Search Now Undo Further, the petition pointed out that the authorities didn't respond to memos filed by the company on July 3. DNA has also raised questions over the legality of the report's timing — claiming the one-month deadline from June 5 had lapsed without a formal extension. The company noted that it had already paid for police deployment at the venue. It cited the relocation of a subsequent IPL match to Lucknow, which it claimed showed the authorities were aware of the capacity and safety issues but took no remedial action. The petitioner also raised concerns about simultaneous inquiries, including a parallel probe being conducted by the Bengaluru Urban deputy commissioner. DNA contended that being subjected to both violates Article 20(2) of the Constitution, which prohibits multiple proceedings for the same offence. After procedural scrutiny, the petition is expected to be listed for hearing shortly. In a related development, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Joshi adjourned the hearing of a suo motu PIL on the matter to next Tuesday.
The Hindu
a day ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
DNA Networks moves Karnataka HC against report of Commission of Inquiry on stampede
DNA Entertainment Networks Pvt. Ltd., an event management company, on Thursday moved the High Court of Karnataka challenging the report submitted by the one-man Commission of Inquiry on the incident of stampede outside M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru during the victory celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team on June 4. John Michael Cunha, a retired judge of the High Court of Karnataka, had conducted the inquiry under the provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry (CoI) Act, 1952, on the terms and reference notified by the State government, and submitted the report to the government on July 11. 'Biased manner' 'The commission seems to have proceeded in a biased manner as if it is a fault-finding commission rather than a fact-finding commission, and thus report is vitiated,' it has been alleged in the petition while pointing out that a copy of the report was not given to the petitioner even though it was leaked to the media. Finding several flaws in the 'hastily' conducted inquiry proceedings, the DNA has alleged that the entire inquiry process would be violative of the principles of natural justice and contrary to the provisions of the CoI Act, 1952, as no opportunity to cross-examine the witnesses was given to it. '...the haste with which the respondents conducted the inquiry gives the impression that the government wanted to save its skin and that the Commission of Inquiry was a mere eyewash in order to pacify the general public and to deflect the blame from itself by making innocent persons such as the petitioner and its officials a scapegoat,' it has been alleged in the petition. DNA, which participated in the inquiry proceedings before the commission, has also contended that it was not given a copy of the depositions of its witnesses and the other witnesses as well as the documents marked in spite of the making written request in this regard. It has also been claimed in the petition that the commission failed to give a personal hearing as per the provisions of the Act before making any adverse remarks that could prejudicially affect reputation of any person, despite the request in this regard made by the representative of the DNA.
India Today
a day ago
- Sport
- India Today
Chinnaswamy stampede: Event organiser moves court against Justice Cunha report
A petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court challenging the findings of the Justice Cunha Commission report on the June 4 stampede near Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium, which claimed eleven lives and injured over 50 petition, filed by DNA Entertainment Networks, the event management company responsible for organising the RCB victory celebration, comes hours after the state cabinet approved the report's findings, paving the way for action against multiple parties, including IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), Bengaluru Police, and DNA Mathew, director of DNA, is the petitioner. He has questioned both the content of the commission's report and the process by which it was prepared, alleging that it was drafted with the singular aim of assigning blame. The petition contends that the Commission failed to share critical documents with the organisers and that several parts of the report are contrary to the principles of natural justice. The plea also alleges that the Commission was formed by the state government merely to shield itself from accountability. It has requested the High Court to stay any action based on the report. The matter is set to be heard on Friday before a division bench comprising Justice Jayant Banerjee and Justice SG one-man judicial commission, led by retired judge Justice John Michael D'Cunha, was constituted after the High Court took suo motu cognisance of the his report submitted to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the commission found 'gross negligence and dereliction of duty' by all key stakeholders. Despite knowing that safe crowd management was not possible, the event was allowed to proceed. The situation worsened due to a simultaneous state government function at Vidhana Soudha, located less than a kilometre report noted critical lapses in planning, coordination, and crowd control. Only 79 police personnel had been deployed inside the stadium, and none were posted outside despite an expected massive turnout. No ambulances were stationed at the site, and top police officials, including the city police commissioner, were reportedly informed well after the tragedy unfolded.- EndsTrending Reel IN THIS STORY#Bengaluru
