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Nature 419, 419-421 (3 October 2002) | doi:10.1038/419419a

Misconduct finding at Bell Labs shakes physics community

Geoff Brumfiel

Physicists are coming to terms this week with one of the most audacious scientific frauds ever uncovered. The research in question was carried out at one of the world's best-known industrial laboratories and published in top journals — including this one (see editorial statement on page 425).