Science sleuths find 100 suspicious images in Thermo Fisher antibody catalogue
randycupertino
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May 30, 2026
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randycupertino
Essentially Thermo Fisher has been photoshopping their antibody offerings. Here's the original thread on twitter id-ing them: https://x.com/addictedtoigno1/status/2056072770987970825 The photoshopped blot is still on their page: https://www.thermofisher.com/antibody/product/p53-Antibody-c... The majority of antibodies for sale are garbage and can't be trusted off the rack without internal validation!!