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Ethics of research

On 10 February 2006, The Scientist published an article (Lies, Damn Lies... and Scientific Misconduct)which calls for a revolution in the ethics of research. Merriam Webster reports that in 2005, 'integrity' received more hits than any other word in their online dictionary. The article says that it's not clear how many more hits scientific integrity can take:

• an MIT researcher is fired for fabricating a dozen papers
• a pharmaceutical company omits data from key publications about side effects
• a South Korean stem cell researcher admits to a stunned nation that, 'blinded by work and a drive for achievement,' he submitted a 'fake it before you make it' article to Science.

The full article can be viewed on the Scientist website.