TOP PIS SAY THAT THEIR PRESENCE IN LABS ACTS AS SAFEGUARD AGAINST FRAUD, SLOPPINESS

Authors
GOODMAN B
Citation
B. Goodman, TOP PIS SAY THAT THEIR PRESENCE IN LABS ACTS AS SAFEGUARD AGAINST FRAUD, SLOPPINESS, The Scientist, 11(10), 1997, pp. 1
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science","Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
The Scientist → ACNP
ISSN journal
08903670
Volume
11
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0890-3670(1997)11:10<1:TPSTTP>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Hands-on P.I.'s: In the aftermath of several recent cases of widely re spected researchers embarrassed by allegations of fraud or sloppy scie nce in their labs, many in the scientific community are discussing the role of the principal investigator, asking how closely one should sup ervise the work of one's junior associates and whether senior investig ators have strayed too far from bench work.