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Boston.Com: Dissecting science scandals

By Hank Campbell in Science 2.0
August 17, 2010
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Submitted by Hank on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 08:08
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How long will it take for a book on Hauser to appear in print?

The plot usually goes like this: A laboratory publishes its research findings in a journal—possibly even a breakthrough in its field.  Someone notices some irregularities in the data. Maybe the person works in the lab and becomes a whistle-blower.

Dissecting science scandals

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