http://www.carbene.de/food-for-thought/plagiarism-and-fraud-in-science-%e2%80%93-2nd-act-or-more/ The Huynh Group Singapore Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:09:05 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.carbene.de/food-for-thought/plagiarism-and-fraud-in-science-%e2%80%93-2nd-act-or-more/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Vinh Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:54:19 +0000 http://www.carbene.de/food-for-thought/plagiarism-and-fraud-in-science-%e2%80%93-2nd-act-or-more/#comment-297 Yes, I totally agree. It is sad that many people think it is not a big deal and many continue to produce fraudulent "results". And that Sames puts the whole blame on Sezen is also wrong. As the corresponding author he is the one responsible. He should make sure, what he publishes is correct. If not sure, then just don't publish. It's as easy as this... Unfortunately, I know that many scientists are just not checking their students data before they publish. And when someone doubts the published data, these guys blame their students. Those "corresponding authors" just want the fame but won't take the blame. They suck, don't they? Yes, I totally agree. It is sad that many people think it is not a big deal and many continue to produce fraudulent “results”. And that Sames puts the whole blame on Sezen is also wrong. As the corresponding author he is the one responsible. He should make sure, what he publishes is correct. If not sure, then just don’t publish. It’s as easy as this…
Unfortunately, I know that many scientists are just not checking their students data before they publish. And when someone doubts the published data, these guys blame their students. Those “corresponding authors” just want the fame but won’t take the blame. They suck, don’t they?

]]> http://www.carbene.de/food-for-thought/plagiarism-and-fraud-in-science-%e2%80%93-2nd-act-or-more/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Nobody Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:20:26 +0000 http://www.carbene.de/food-for-thought/plagiarism-and-fraud-in-science-%e2%80%93-2nd-act-or-more/#comment-296 The SSS (Sames-Sezen Scandal) was a sad story, but the most disappointing was the way how CU (Columbia Univ.) handled it. People just simply pretended that it never happened. Rumors (or truth) about the SSS has been around long before it was revealed. However, the CU chem dept and Sames refused to take any actions until other groups claimed these experiments could not be reproduced. Well, Sames became known because of these "incredible" (or fake) C-H functionalization reactions, and he had all the fame. Guess what happened now? Sezen was the one who got all the blames. When the SSS went public, CU claimed that they would conduct a thorough investigation within a few months and then a report will be availble for the community to review. Guess what happened again? No report was released and Sames was promoted to an associate prof. So I will say "Fraud in Science" will not be a big issue if 1) you are not caught, or 2) you can then blame on someone else. You will agree with me, won't you? The SSS (Sames-Sezen Scandal) was a sad story, but the most disappointing was the way how CU (Columbia Univ.) handled it. People just simply pretended that it never happened. Rumors (or truth) about the SSS has been around long before it was revealed. However, the CU chem dept and Sames refused to take any actions until other groups claimed these experiments could not be reproduced. Well, Sames became known because of these “incredible” (or fake) C-H functionalization reactions, and he had all the fame. Guess what happened now? Sezen was the one who got all the blames. When the SSS went public, CU claimed that they would conduct a thorough investigation within a few months and then a report will be availble for the community to review. Guess what happened again? No report was released and Sames was promoted to an associate prof. So I will say “Fraud in Science” will not be a big issue if 1) you are not caught, or 2) you can then blame on someone else. You will agree with me, won’t you?

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