Mao vs Rao: Cell Press probe clears editor but Chinese biologist keeps up pressure

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Cell Press said its investigation found no evidence that journal editor Steve Mao sought bribes from Chinese scientists, though the probe is described as largely concluded. Biologist Rao Yi, a Peking University professor, continues to challenge the matter after stepping down as... (details are truncated in the source).

Prominent biologist Rao Yi is refusing to back down after Cell Press said it had found no evidence that top journal editor Steve Mao sought bribes from Chinese scientists. In a statement published on Thursday evening, Cell Press – one of the world’s leading scientific publishers, owned by Elsevier – said its investigation had “largely concluded” and “found no evidence to support the aforementioned allegations”. Nevertheless, Rao, a tenured chair professor at Peking University who stepped down as...