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Nature 445, 242-243 (18 January 2007) | doi:10.1038/445242a; Published online 17 January 2007

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Understanding the social and psychological factors behind scientific misconduct will enable bad practice to be minimized, but never eliminated, says Jim Giles.

Take one prestigious laboratory. Add some pressing grant deadlines and a dash of apprehension about whether the applications will succeed.