The recent years have seen some very extreme fraud cases, most of which were related to bio-related research. For example, in 2006 South Korean stem cell scientist Dr Hwang Woosuk was caught having fabricated results for his two Science papers published in 2004 and 2005. While some people (e.g. Norwegian Jon Sudbø) have been stripped [...]

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We all know annoying spam emails trying to sell viagra, software or other things. However in academia we have to face another type of spam, which is intended to be an application. The following is just one example that can probably be found in inboxes of many scientists throughout the world. Most people will just [...]

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With the developement and improvement of technologies and the internet, research has in general become more facile. Numerous online journals and databases help the scientist to stay “up-tp-date” in his area. In chemistry, improvements of analytical methodologies allow for a faster and more accurate indentification of unknown and new compounds. However, the above mentioned technology [...]

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