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Nature 435, 881 (16 June 2005) | doi:10.1038/435881c; Published online 15 June 2005
Images: keep a distinction between beauty and truth
Daniel A. Peterson1
- Department of Neuroscience, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, Illinois 60064, USA
Your News Feature "CSI: cell biology" (Nature 434, 952–953; 2005) addressed an insidious, but largely ignored, problem with undocumented image enhancement in scientific papers.The enthusiasm for presenting the 'best' scientific image possible seems to be driven by a desire both to tell a clear story and to compose an aesthetically pleasing image.
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