Astera Preprint Draws Fire for Withholding Data as Founder Defends Open Review

Scholars including LPachter criticized an Astera Institute preprint linked to Doris Tsao for withholding data and code, making its claims unevaluable; founder Seemay Chou defended bypassing journals by inviting open public review, predicting the two processes will merge.

2026-10-18 ~ 2026-10-19 · 3 related posts

• Astera's Seemay Chou invites public scrutiny of controversial preprint — seemaychou · 2026-10-18
• Researcher slams Astera-linked preprint for withholding data and code — lpachter · 2026-10-19
• Astera's Seemay Chou: journal review and open discussion won't stay separate processes — anshulkundaje · 2026-10-19