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Scientific misconduct — fabricating, falsifying or plagiarising data — damages science and destroys reputations. Yet it is rife across the developing world. What policies are being put in place to combat it?
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Opinions and Analysis
Airing unequal health research partnerships
A meeting in Berlin brought unequal health research partnerships into the open — but will its framework kick-start progress or gather dust?
How can countries measure scientific integrity?
Countries should measure themselves against a set of standards to assess the integrity of their research bases, says a Nature editorial.
We must restore scientific integrity in Indian research
3 July 2008
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Policy Briefs
After the trial is over: what are the sponsor's obligations?
What standard of care can clinical trial participants expect once the trial is over? Richard Ashcroft explores the ethical arguments for responsibilities of both researchers and sponsors of trials.
Efforts to build capacity in research ethics: an overview
Sue Eckstein reviews existing schemes to build capacity in research ethics in developing countries, which range from sponsored academic degree programmes to tailored courses and one-off meetings.
1 June 2004
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News and Features
China issues another crackdown on scientific misconduct
China's Ministry of Education has defined seven acts of academic misconduct in a further bid to tackle the problem.
Nigeria takes over sickle cell drug
Nigeria's government will temporarily take over production of a sickle cell remedy after its commercial collapse.
Practical Guides
Spotting fraudulent claims in science
How do journalists know if a scientist's claim is true? Julie Clayton helps reporters check the quality of claims, and spot the fraudsters.
Information Services
Spotting empty promises
Tips on how to delve behind the gloss of grand science policy statements from Linda Nordling
Q&A: Tadataka Yamada
The executive director of the Gates Foundation talks unorthodox science and crazy ideas
