October 21, 2011
Summation Letter on Plagiarism Case: Psychopathy requires legal entitlement, not logic or shame
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Ethics in Oncology: Lies, Big and Small, Matter - Relatively few scientific papers retracted
Ronald Piana The Asco Post, Volume 2, Issue 5A recent study in the Journal of Medical Ethics found that 788 research papers published in medical journals between 2000 and 2010 were retracted for serious errors or falsified data.1,2 Study author Grant Steen, PhD, told The ASCO Post that U.S. scientis... READ MORE>>
Notes on a scandal
EDITORIALNature Volume: 471, Pages: 135–136 , doi:10.1038/471135bHow an organism is affected by a particular gene mutation, as every geneticist knows, depends on that organism's genetic background. Although an obesity mutation introduced into one strain of mouse might produce a fat animal with diabe... READ MORE>>
German Public Misunderstands Plagiarism - Copy, Shake, and Paste
"...They really don't get it. So many people think of this as just a little bit of cheating just like everyone does on their taxes and stuff. They do not understand that plagiarism pulls the carpet out from under science." >>> READ MORE>>
German defense minister Guttenberg resigns .
German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has announced his resignation after weeks of criticism over plagiarising parts of his Ph.D. thesis."It's the most painful decision of my life," Guttenberg said at a press conference in Berlin.Guttenberg made it clear it wasn't easy to give up the po... READ MORE>>
An Open Letter to the Chancellor - Copy, Shake, and Paste
German scientists and doctoral students are signing an open letter to the German Chancellor by the droves. There are some 7000 signatures as of Feb. 26, 2011. >>> READ MORE>>
German minister loses doctorate after plagiarism row
Germany's defence minister has been stripped of his university doctorate after he was found to have copied large parts of his work from others. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, an aristocrat who lives in a Bavarian castle, admitted breaching standards but denied deliberately cheating. Analysis reveal... READ MORE>>
German minister gives up doctorate after plagiarism row
Germany's defence minister has given up his doctoral title for good, after allegations that he had plagiarised sections of his thesis. Last week Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said he would temporarily give up the title while his university investigated the charges.The University of Bayreuth says he h... READ MORE>>
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