Chinese courts call for death penalty for researchers who commit fraud
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth — a life for a lab book?
In the past few months, China has announced two new crackdowns on research misconduct — one of which could lead to executions for scientists who doctor their data.
Scientists have been sounding alarms for years about the integrity of research in China. One recent survey estimated that by Chinese scholars were tainted by misconduct. Funding bodies there have in the from scientists who cheat on their grants.
