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July 10, 2006

Prison Term for Fraudulent Science!

This stooge Professor from University of Vermont, Eric Poehlman, has been sent  to Club Fed for various fraudulent research into aging and Alzeimer's. Nice to see a more concerted effort by the U.S. Attorney to shake out all this fraud that has corrupted modern day science.

Hmm.  Now that I think about it......

What is the statute of limitations for fraudulent, scientific misconduct?

I say, Re-open the Gallo investigation!

Update:

Here's Wikipedia on this jerk, Dr. Poehlman

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To be fair and clear, since a few scientists, some famous, some anonymous have recently commented here:

1. We love science.
2. We don't indiscriminately bash science.

The situation is like Baseball. We love baseball. But a few goons and do-nothing commissioners have temporarily corrupted it by: (a) engaging in massive steroid use and (b) turning a blind eye to it.

We don't want to destroy baseball --we want to shake out the cheaters and restore it.

Same with science. We don't want to destroy it -- we want to shake out the fraud and the greed.

But, we see systemic structural problems. If you're paid a lotta $$ to develop drug X to cure disease Y, it is doubtful that you will ever falsify you're own hypothesis.

Multiply this lack of falsification 100-fold, add the desperate struggle to get research $$, mix in a little bad politics and, voila, you have bad science.

Let the restoration continue!

HankB

Someone told me Gallo had received a presidential pardon from Clinton. Any way to prove or disprove this?

Talk about the chain or AIDS link comprised with falsified data. Doesn't anyone in government give a rats ass about Robert Gallo and his shenanigans? Hank ask your attorney friend if there is anything that I can sue him for? Someone needs to give this millionaire something to worry about, if thats possible!

Hank:

You are correct sir, one bad apple does not spoil the whole bunch, but this story is important because our society tends to give too much credit to persons who are cloaked in acedemia. Global warming is an example, but that is a whole other blog. forgive me.

Lawstud

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