Retraction: An epigenetic change in a moth is generated by temperature and transmitted to many subsequent generations mediated by RNA
The · 2026
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A retraction notice issued in 2026 withdraws a study that claimed a temperature-triggered inherited change in moths could pass to many generations through RNA. Editors acted after concerns were raised about the paper's first figure and a data file. Two moth panels looked more alike than independent specimens should, and rows in the data looked unusually repetitive. The paper also claimed effects across forty generations while showing data only through the twelfth.
The notice records the author's reply: the figure was assembled as an illustration from photographs and scans, not from measured experiment images. The author could not supply the raw files behind it. Material from a related study was offered instead, which the publisher did not accept as a substitute. The notice stands as the journal's formal withdrawal of the work.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | The |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |