'Reckless' Misconduct Found in U. of Utah Lab

A University of Utah investigation found "reckless" misconduct in a lab, resulting in numerous errors in published papers, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Errors have raised questions about 11 medical research papers published over the last five years. The investigation was prompted by the retractions of two of the papers. The author of many of the papers has been fired and the head of the lab retired. They and others affiliated with the lab did not respond to requests for comment.