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Re:Potential fabrication in research threatens the amyloid t... by CoastalCoder on Thursday July 21, 2022 @08:59PM (#32187220)
> I have been asked directly to misrepresent results on several occasions. In the most recent one, a professor who has received all prizes and accolades in his field threatened me and others when we refused to misrepresent research results.

I wonder if intentional research fraud should carry legal consequences.

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Re:Potential fabrication in research threatens the amyloid t... by hcknwscommenter on Thursday July 21, 2022 @11:50PM (#32188305)
It does carry severe legal consequences. If you defraud a federal agency into funding your research (which almost always accompanies any fraud in basic scientific research) you are committing a federal crime and you can go to jail.
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Re:Potential fabrication in research threatens the amyloid t... by cjmb on Thursday July 21, 2022 @10:59PM (#32187961)
as severe as anything the SEC can bring to bear, imo
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