“When asked whether this was accurate, the scientist whom The Daily confirmed belonged to the research review committee said, “no no no no no no.””
Tessier-Lavigne’s 2009 Nature paper claimed a new cause of Alzheimer’s brain degeneration, and Genentech pitched it to shareholders. Four senior Genentech scientists say a 2011 internal review found the data fabricated. Genentech now calls that review “routine” and admits its records “may not be complete,” and the paper was never retracted. The president of Stanford answers questions through a Cooley lawyer, which is not how innocent scientists talk about their data.