Comprehensive citation and framing audit
After systematic review of all research briefs and cluster articles against their primary sources, we updated:
Citation accuracy — Several briefs and cluster articles contained incorrect first-author attributions from our earlier automated synthesis process. Corrected attributions included: Moon et al. (not Jackman) for the 2024 Biomimetics vesicle study; Jin et al. (not Kim) for the 2021 E. coli persistence paper; and Simon et al. (not Graber) for the 2021 surfactant review. Similar corrections applied to secondary citations in several briefs.
Structured data — Two cluster articles had schema.org metadata pointing to unrelated papers. These have been corrected to point to the actual cited works.
Claim sourcing — The "200-fold more effective than lauric acid" figure (Schlievert & Peterson 2012, PLOS ONE) and the "approximately 3 mg/mL monolaurin in human breast milk" figure (Schlievert et al. 2019, Scientific Reports) were attributed to papers that didn't contain those specific findings. Both now cite the correct primary sources.
Editorial framing — Five research briefs had hook sentences and significance paragraphs tightened to better anchor claims in laboratory or specific experimental context, particularly on higher-stakes topics. A specific example: the Welch 2020 brief's opening was revised from "permanently disables HIV-1" to "In laboratory testing, a food-grade compound inactivates HIV-1 virions before they can enter cells" — same finding, more defensible framing for a research-site readership.
No substantive findings were changed. The underlying science the site reports remains identical. These corrections addressed editorial and sourcing hygiene in how claims were attributed and framed.