Thursday, December 07, 2006

Journal Faulted in Publishing Korean’s Claims - NYT

Journal Faulted in Publishing Korean’s Claims - New York Times

Fraudulent stem cell reports that shook the scientific world could have been prevented by extra review procedures, according to a panel appointed by Science, the journal that published the claims.

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The fraud came to light not through any of the formal checking procedures in the scientific process, but because a whistle-blower in Dr. Hwang’s lab spoke to the South Korean television station MBC.

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