Fraud Hunters: Sniffing Out Bogus Science | RealClearInvestigations

Molecular biologist Mike Rossner, who has committed his life to following the science, now finds himself playing an unexpected if urgent role – exposing the fraud of his fellow scientists. - Vince Bielski

• Rossner is part of a network of experts that sniff out researchers who intentionally or recklessly fabricate, falsify, or plagiarize evidence...

Scientists often have deleted the data underlying the images, making misconduct harder to prove and casting doubt on the validity of the research...

• In recent years, research misconduct has tainted the country’s most venerable universities, including Harvard and Johns Hopkins. 
• To date, more than 20 Nobel Prize winners have had papers retracted by the journals that published them, a move often associated with misconduct, according to Retraction Watch...