In the United States, suspicion of fraud has become a cancer in research. To tackle the problem, real and perceived, scientists will have to become more practised at public relations.
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Racker, E. A view of misconduct in science. Nature 339, 91–93 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/339091a0
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