Journal Cell runs correction of image errors in paper from Harvard genetics lab

By Chelsea Conaboy, Globe Staff

A paper from the lab of renowned genetics researcher Stephen Elledge is the subject of a correction in the journal Cell. The errors are detailed on the Retraction Watch blog, where writer Adam Marcus notes that this was a “mega-correction” and not a retraction of the paper. But the post has spurred an interesting debate on how the errors reflect on Elledge’s lab and whether the journal has taken the right approach.