Two decades of Alzheimer’s research was based on deliberate fraud

Re:Two decades of Alzheimer’s research was based on delibera... by martincmartin on Sunday July 24, 2022 @10:44AM (#32213951)

My guess: In theoretical physics, you reproduce by spending an afternoon manipulating equations. Maybe a few days at most. But you reproduce in life science you need to get test subjects and treatments, etc. For example, how would you reproduce that a diet high in olive oil reduces the chance of heart attack?

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Re:Two decades of Alzheimer’s research was based on delibera... by t6jvcereio on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:38PM (#32215741)

It's usually a lot more than "a few days at most". In my field it was often between a week to a couple of months. But you got the right idea.

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