A grad student's fakery was caught by neither a major journal nor the student's co-author. Is this incident a turning point in the fight against scientific misconduct? Don't bet on it, Tabitha M. Powledge writes: "Could this exceptionally noisy example begin a real reform process and do something about fraud and misconduct in science? Also, is there hope that those who write about science and medicine will give up simple regurgitation and get their skepticism on? Nah."
May 30, 2015