This is a beautiful piece of work you've put together here. I think honestly you broke this article down better than I have for any post I've ever made. You clearly explained the techniques, the logic of their use, and most importantly why this article is a fabrication. One additional piece of information to consider including for future work of this nature (and I hope you keep doing this!!) Is to show the background of the journal in which it was published. Is this a pay for play journal? Is their peer review? Your illustration of blatant photoshopping indicates that there is likely not. I am unfamiliar with this journal so I can't comment with out doing the research my self.

Again, fabulous post. Please please do this exact thing for other articles in the future. This is the sort of digestible science content I would LOVE to see more of on steemit.

Edit: I have looked up the Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, it is an older journal been around since 1971, IS peer reviewed and has an impact factor of 3.3 which isn't huge but its also not insignificant. Honestly I don't understand how this article was accepted for publication considering the points described in this post. Most NOTABLY the doctoring of the western blot gel image.