I don’t think that’s what’s happening here. The research paper you’re talking about was already published, and supposedly only consisted of 3 patches, not the 200 or so being reverted here.

So it’s possible that this situation has nothing to do with that research, and is just another unethical thing that coincidentally comes from the same university. Or it really is a new study by the same people.

Either way, I think we should get the facts straight before the wrong people are attacked.