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Nature 454, 574 (31 July 2008) | doi:10.1038/454574b; Published online 30 July 2008

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Integrity: juniors see leaders gain from calculated dishonesty

Ned Feder1 & Walter W. Stewart2

  1. Project On Government Oversight, 666 11th Street NW, Washington DC 20001, USA
    Email: nfeder@pogo.org
  2. Lone Rider Trail, Austin, Texas 78738, USA

Sandra Titus and her colleagues examine a problem that many scientists would prefer to ignore in their Commentary 'Repairing research integrity', (Nature 453, 980-982; 2008). Their survey of extramural scientists funded by the US National Institutes of Health indicates that many cases of scientific misconduct may not be reported to their institutions and that even fewer come to the attention of the government funding agency.

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