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Aug. 05, 2011
If Science Takes A Wrong Turn, Who Rights It?
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| Science is often idealized as a self-correcting system. But how often--and how quickly--is bad science set straight? Ira Flatow and guests discuss recent cases of scientific fraud that have led to retractions of journal studies, and whether human study volunteers have been harmed by bogus science. |
Produced by Christopher Intagliata, Associate Senior Producer
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Ivan Oransky
Executive Editor, Reuters Health
Blogger, Retraction Watch
New York, New York -
R. Grant Steen
President, Medical Communications Consultants
Former professor, Psychiatry
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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