At American Council for Science and Health, Chuck Dinerstein is hardly the first to express concern about the erosion of trustworthy science. But he expresses it well; instead of just hand-wringing, he offers some context: Scientists tend to be the sort of people who want “credit and recognition,” not wealth: Unfortunately, the very same force can push people over ethical cliffs. To win the accolades, one must be first; speed matters. One need look no further than the continuing controversy over who “discovered” CRISPR. In scientific research, when there are dozens of methodological “forks in the road,” the dishonest can make murky results look crystal-clear. Indeed, to the sufficiently bold, why wait for messy reality to cooperate when you can type numbers straight into Read More ›
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