In the 1980's, Merck had a reputation as a company with a deep commitment to science and integrity.
In this case, the retraction and investigation occurred even as other outside observers were raising questions about the science and integrity of both the lab and Anversa specifically, he notes, including recent criticism of the lab culture published on Retraction Watch by an anonymous former trainee.
Like many nontraditional science jobs, research integrity is a niche career.
"What is starkly clear from the evidence we heard however is that there is no reason to doubt the credibility of the science or the integrity of the scientists involved," said Tim Yeo, MP chair of Energy and Climate Change Committee.
The characteristics of referees and the potential subsequent effects on the peer-review process are an important consideration for science since the integrity of the system depends on the appropriate evaluation of merit.
Working more closely together, the world can head off the threat of pandemics through an improved understanding of the underlying drivers of disease emergence, with benefits for science, health, ecological integrity, and economic well-being.
A science-based structural integrity prognosis system (SIPS) is being developed to provide prompt, informed predictions of the structural viability of individual aircraft based on tracking of their actual use and modeling of anticipated usage.
RNA concentration and purity was measured on a NanoDrop ND-1000 spectrophotometer (Isogen Life-Science), while RNA integrity was determined by agarose gel electrophoresis.
MERRILL GOOZNER Dir., Integrity in Science Project Ctr. for Science in the Public Interest Washington, June 21 , 2004
But he said the goal was to protect "the integrity of science" so that Americans could have confidence in the government's science-based decisions.
