Fraud in the Lab

2019-08-13 Science

Author : Nicolas Chevassus-au-Louis
Release : 2019-08-13
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 451/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Fraud in the Lab written by Nicolas Chevassus-au-Louis. This book was released on 2019-08-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From manipulated results and fake data to retouched illustrations and plagiarism, cases of scientific fraud have skyrocketed in the past two decades. In a damning exposé, Nicolas Chevassus-au-Louis details the circumstances enabling the decline in scientific standards and highlights efforts to curtail future misconduct.

Fraud in the Lab

2019-08-13 Science

Author : Nicolas Chevassus-au-Louis
Release : 2019-08-13
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 130/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Fraud in the Lab by : Nicolas Chevassus-au-Louis

Download or read book Fraud in the Lab written by Nicolas Chevassus-au-Louis. This book was released on 2019-08-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a journalist and former lab researcher, a penetrating investigation of the explosion in cases of scientific fraud and the factors behind it. In the 1970s, a scientific scandal about painted mice hit the headlines. A cancer researcher was found to have deliberately falsified his experiments by coloring transplanted mouse skin with ink. This widely publicized case of scientific misconduct marked the beginning of an epidemic of fraud that plagues the scientific community today. From manipulated results and made-up data to retouched illustrations and plagiarism, cases of scientific fraud have skyrocketed in the past two decades, especially in the biomedical sciences. Fraud in the Lab examines cases of scientific misconduct around the world and asks why this behavior is so pervasive. Nicolas Chevassus-au-Louis points to large-scale trends that have led to an environment of heightened competition, extreme self-interest, and emphasis on short-term payoffs. Because of the move toward highly specialized research, fewer experts are qualified to verify experimental findings. And the pace of journal publishing has exacerbated the scientific rewards system—publish or perish holds sway more than ever. Even when instances of misconduct are discovered, researchers often face few consequences, and falsified data may continue to circulate after an article has been retracted. Sharp and damning, this exposé details the circumstances that have allowed scientific standards to decline. Fraud in the Lab reveals the intense social pressures that lead to fraud, documents the lasting impact it has had on the scientific community, and highlights recent initiatives and proposals to reduce the extent of misconduct in the future.

Science Fictions

2021-09-16 Errors, Scientific

Author : Stuart Ritchie
Release : 2021-09-16
Genre : Errors, Scientific
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Book Rating : 647/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Science Fictions written by Stuart Ritchie. This book was released on 2021-09-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bad Blood

2018-05-21 Business & Economics

Author : John Carreyrou
Release : 2018-05-21
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 668/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Bad Blood written by John Carreyrou. This book was released on 2018-05-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The gripping story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos—one of the biggest corporate frauds in history—a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley, rigorously reported by the prize-winning journalist. With a new Afterword covering her trial and sentencing, bringing the story to a close. “Chilling ... Reads like a thriller ... Carreyrou tells [the Theranos story] virtually to perfection.” —The New York Times Book Review In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the next Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup “unicorn” promised to revolutionize the medical industry with its breakthrough device, which performed the whole range of laboratory tests from a single drop of blood. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes’s worth at an estimated $4.5 billion. There was just one problem: The technology didn’t work. Erroneous results put patients in danger, leading to misdiagnoses and unnecessary treatments. All the while, Holmes and her partner, Sunny Balwani, worked to silence anyone who voiced misgivings—from journalists to their own employees.

Plastic Fantastic

2009-05-12 Science

Author : Eugenie Samuel Reich
Release : 2009-05-12
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 674/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Plastic Fantastic written by Eugenie Samuel Reich. This book was released on 2009-05-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the scientific scandal that arose when researchers at Bell Laboratories discovered that wunderkind physicist Jan Hendrik Schön falsified his data to prove that he had discovered a simpler way to make transistors, which would have drastically improved energy technology.

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