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Re:Scientific fraud has become an 'industry,' alarming analy... by SJC_Hacker on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @01:10AM (#44807902)
Depending in the field and impact, reproduction becomes “free” because other scientists try to build on the results. Science is often about chasing the latest, hottest thing

If they can’t reproduce the original, they should get called out eventually

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Re:Scientific fraud has become an 'industry,' alarming analy... by Fomite on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @01:16AM (#44807947)
It often is, but that's much less formal and field dependent than a lot of people want.
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Re:Scientific fraud has become an 'industry,' alarming analy... by SJC_Hacker on Thursday August 07, 2025 @07:48AM (#44823268)
Yes, large clinical studies rarely get reproduced
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