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Nature 436, 626 (4 August 2005) | doi:10.1038/436626b; Published online 3 August 2005

Open Innovation Challenges

Education and penalties are key to tackling misconduct

Kai Wang1

  1. Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA

Your News story "One in three scientists confesses to having sinned" (Nature 435, 718–719; 200510.1038/435718b) identifies increasing pressure on scientists to publish papers and win grants as the main cause of misbehaviour.