The intense pressure of academic research drives some scientists to breach ethical codes. There was a public case of a journal article being retracted as a result of academic misconduct. This time it was in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), with the lead author–Dr. Anna Ahimastos, working at Melbourne’s Baker IDI–reportedly admitting she fabricated data. But this is not to say that science is imperiled, only that we need to ensure the reward and support structures in academia promote the best practices rather than corner cutting.
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