Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Photo Fakery

"Doctored images are troubling because they can mislead scientists and even derail a search for the causes and cures of disease."
After reading the article and seeing this quote, I am strongly against this type of tampering. It really does nothing for the researcher if it is not accurate and instead has the potential to harm many other researchers who would have counted on its veracity and any individual who would have benefited from the discovery. The fact that Ms. Roovers did not see the magnitude of her actions, since 'she is not the only one,' makes me feel like this really is a huge problem because faking results should NEVER be acceptable. I am really glad after this occurred actions have been taken to detect the violations and prevent them from happening again.

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