Comments on: Fake Images Are Used To Support Research http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/fake-images-are-used-to-support-research/ News, Comment and Conversation Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:27:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Kelly http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/fake-images-are-used-to-support-research/#comment-357713 Kelly Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:22:58 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13882#comment-357713 You might find the reflections from Dr. Stemwedel interesting. She writes a science and ethics blog: http://scienceblogs.com/ethicsandscience/2008/05/the_facts_arent_always_pretty.php You might find the reflections from Dr. Stemwedel interesting. She writes a science and ethics blog:
http://scienceblogs.com/ethicsandscience/2008/05/the_facts_arent_always_pretty.php

]]> By: Jack2 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/fake-images-are-used-to-support-research/#comment-357712 Jack2 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:42:35 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13882#comment-357712 I agree with Nathan. I don't have any numbers, or any studies to back it up, but in my non-expert opinion, way more outright falsification happens in academic labs compared to industry labs. There's greater incentive for the individual research, less risk of getting caught, and far less oversight. I agree with Nathan. I don’t have any numbers, or any studies to back it up, but in my non-expert opinion, way more outright falsification happens in academic labs compared to industry labs.

There’s greater incentive for the individual research, less risk of getting caught, and far less oversight.

]]> By: Matt http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/fake-images-are-used-to-support-research/#comment-357683 Matt Sat, 31 May 2008 22:21:40 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13882#comment-357683 Big deal, Pharamceutical companies have been supporting false research and questionable outcomes since WW II. Big deal, Pharamceutical companies have been supporting false research and questionable outcomes since WW II.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/fake-images-are-used-to-support-research/#comment-357673 Nathan Sat, 31 May 2008 16:25:25 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13882#comment-357673 Unfortunately this really isn't all that uncommon in academic labs. I hear about similar findings about once a year. Nearly the exact same thing happened in my lab durring grad school, but the faked results never made it into a journal. Another postdoc in the lab caught it before the publication was written. In grad school / postdoc there is tremendous pressure to publish and often very little day-to-day oversight from the PI. I'd challenge someone to find something similar out of an industrial lab. It may happen, but very infrequently. From my experience, there is far more oversight in industrial labs than in academic labs. Unfortunately this really isn’t all that uncommon in academic labs. I hear about similar findings about once a year. Nearly the exact same thing happened in my lab durring grad school, but the faked results never made it into a journal. Another postdoc in the lab caught it before the publication was written. In grad school / postdoc there is tremendous pressure to publish and often very little day-to-day oversight from the PI. I’d challenge someone to find something similar out of an industrial lab. It may happen, but very infrequently. From my experience, there is far more oversight in industrial labs than in academic labs.

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