This is an interesting article that discusses the controversy surrounding a prominent cancer researcher accused of falsifying data and plagiarizing others’ works in order to churn out more research papers. It reminds me of Jonathan Weiner’s The Tangle, which we read for class last week.
Here is the link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/science/cancer-carlo-croce.html
March 11, 2017 at 4:11 am
Cate, thanks for posting this. I am going to bring up this article when we discuss error in science on March 20th, so I hope many read it in advance. It raises important issues about the criteria for misconduct in science and how we enforce a high standard for behavior. ( It is also interesting journalistically!)
Best, HV