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Nature 439, 784 (16 February 2006) | doi:10.1038/439784b; Published online 15 February 2006

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It's difficult to publish contradictory findings

Thomas E. DeCoursey1

  1. Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 West Harrison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612-3824, USA

Your recent Editorial (Nature 439, 117–118; 2006) bemoans the recurring subject of ethics and fraud in scientific research. I contend that many journals contribute to the prevalence of bad science, because, when the fundamental observation that led to the original publication cannot be reproduced, it is nearly impossible to publish a paper documenting this.

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