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Science 23 January 1998:
Vol. 279. no. 5350, pp. 473 - 474
DOI: 10.1126/science.279.5350.473
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SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT:
Medline Searches Turn Up Cases of Suspected Plagiarism

Eliot Marshall

When he began collecting data last year for a book about scientific misconduct, a Polish cancer researcher had no idea that he would set off a bomb in the scientific enclaves of his native country. But in the past few weeks, his queries about an obscure misconduct notice in a Danish journal have exposed what he claims is a widespread case of plagiarism. He has also raised questions about the Polish scientific establishment's ability to investigate itself. These allegations have shaken two major universities, made headlines in Polish newspapers, and aroused the concern of Poland's science funding chief.

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)