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Tessier-Lavigne's 2009 paper claiming to have found the cause of Alzheimer's disease was touted by Genentech as 'the greatest discovery in 20 years,' and according to seven people interviewed by Baker, an internal company review found that the paper's core data had been fabricated.
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