Blind spots on western blots: a meta-research study highlighting opportunities to improve figures and methods reporting
C. Kroon, L. Breuer, L. Jones, J. An, A. Akan, E. Ahmed Mohamed Ali, F. Busch, M. Fislage, B. Ghosh, M. Hellrigel-Holderbaum, V. Kazezian, A. Koppold, C. A. Moreira Restrepo, N. Riedel, L. Scherschinski, , T. L. Weissgerber
This paper analyzes western blot practices in top neuroscience and cell biology journals, finding widespread issues with image display and methods reporting, and provides tools to improve transparency and reproducibility.
bioRxiv · May 13, 2022Cell Biology