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Prometheus the impostor.

N Laor
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The problem of scientific fraud has been used to indict the whole system of science. The response of the scientific community has been understandably heated but insufficient. The discussion seems to have reached an impasse as both parties in the dispute share mistaken views. A switch is needed to a framework in which the democratic foundation of the scientific society and the free spirit of scientific inquiry can be preserved.

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N Laor. 1985-03-02. Prometheus the impostor.. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.290.6469.681

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