European Science Foundation demands retraction of criticism in Nature, threatens legal action | Retraction Watch

European Science Foundation demands retraction of criticism in Nature, threatens legal action | Retraction Watch.

This is just silly by the European Science Foundation; if the piece in Nature does not paint a true picture - and I am sure there are two sides of the issue - they should write a rebuttal (they could call it, say flawed if they like) and tell us why. Using legal tools to control opinions and discussion is not a very good strategy for an organization who should steer science. It is silly, and diminishes the value of those tools for when they are actually needed.