The Alliance For Natural Health (ANH) have reported on a grey area of scientific research. They report that in many cases where clinical trials were either biased or even just wrong, the underlying intentions were not necessarily honest. Their report is based on a survey of scientists’ research carried out at The University of Edinburgh.
In the survey, 5% of scientists admitted to blatant dishonesty in their work. One third admitted manipulating data to give a false impression. A third also had observed others doing the same thing. This is science fraud.
This is very concerning, when you consider that if in the medical research field, misleading result could make the difference between a blockbuster drug or a so-so one; and could be the cause of much pain and suffering or even death.
