Duke University has pledged to remove public access to C. W. Howell’s dissertation pending an investigation, as the repercussions of Howe’s use of a fabricated quote to attack biochemist Michael Behe continue to grow. As reported here already, New York University Press has withdrawn the first edition of the book based on Howell’s dissertation because of the fabricated material and has promised to destroy all remaining inventory before reissuing a new version without the fake quote. On August 27, I wrote Duke University’s Office of Counsel, informing them that Howell’s book has been withdrawn by its publisher because of the fabricated quote and providing further documentation that the quote was never uttered by Behe. I also stated: So long as Read More ›
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