What's in a picture? The temptation of image manipulation
The Journal of Cell BiologyPublished 5 July 2004Open access
Mike Rossner, Kenneth M. Yamada
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Some general guidelines for the proper handling of digital image data are presented and some specific examples to illustrate pitfalls and inappropriate practices are provided.
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It's all so easy with Photoshop[1][1]. In the days before imaging software became so widely available, making adjustments to image data in the darkroom required considerable effort and/or expertise. It is now very simple, and thus tempting, to adjust or modify digital image files. Many such
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