Mao vs Rao: Cell Press probe clears editor but Chinese biologist keeps up pressure
Investigation finds no evidence to support bribery claims against Cancer Cell journal chief but accuser demands his resignation ‘or sue me’
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 president of Capital Medical University last year, is maintaining his criticism of the journal Cancer Cell’s editor-in-chief.
