Monday, October 6, 2008

Ethics in Chemistry: Fradulent cases.

1. These are several actual cases that I can remember. The reader can google the keywords for additional info.

The case of Bengu Sezen vs Dalibor Sames.
The case of G.Buono, brought to light by Scott Denmark.
The case of Imanishi-Kari and David Baltimore.
Hwang Woo-Suk and the much publicized fraudulent cloning experiments.

2. There is a very good fictional story about a fraudulent scientist winning the Nobel Prize, entitled Cantor's Dilemma, written by Carl Djerassi. I recommend this to any interested readers.

3. I write this posting with the following point in mind: science is a noble profession, but scientists are after all humans. Some of them get seduced by the dark side, but most of them are good.

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