Sholto David, a Welsh biologist, is committed to identifying errors in scientific research, focusing on potential image manipulation.

David's scrutiny has led to the retraction of six studies and amendments to 31 others at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Utilizing AI software, he has flagged roughly 2,000 papers on the platform PubPeer.

He attributes the high error rate in scientific publications to intense expectations and a deficit in study replicability.

While recognizing the potential for creating tension in academic publishing, David questions the threshold for errors that should prompt deeper concern.

David is currently self-funded, using his savings to pursue this work, though he anticipates returning to more traditional research roles in the future.