A new survey shows that informal intervention can often avert much irresponsible scientific behaviour, and is not as risky as people might fear, say Gerald Koocher and Patricia Keith-Spiegel.
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Koocher, G., Keith-Spiegel, P. Peers nip misconduct in the bud. Nature 466, 438–440 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/466438a
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