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Nature 441, 392-393 (25 May 2006) | doi:10.1038/441392a; Published online 24 May 2006; Corrected 2 June 2006
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Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
- Boston, MA, USA
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- Cluster of Excellence "Multimodal Computing and Interaction"
- Saarbruecken Germany
Special Report Named and shamed
David Cyranoski
Abstract
As accusations of scientific misconduct in China become rife, some fear persecution reminiscent of that used in the Cultural Revolution.
Chinese science risks being sliced up by a double-edged sword: rampant scientific misconduct on the one hand, and persecution based on false accusations on the other.The lack of confidence in official mechanisms for properly investigating fraud has led to increased reliance on websites that challenge the records and publications of Chinese scientists.
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