Has anyone had negative experiences with the 1KITE (1000 Insect Transcriptome Evolution) Project?

01 January 1970 1 2K Report

Low quality transcriptomes, contaminated data, publication restrictions, negative reviews on manuscript submissions that potentially compete with their work, suppression of other researchers... What are some criticisms of 1KITE, their business practices, and their dominance of the field? Who has negative experiences they would like to share?

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