The Responsible Conduct of Research (VCH, £17, ISBN 3 527 29333 7)
suffers from a relentlessly leaden tone. Author Doré Beach, confidently
concludes that the scientific community can be relied upon to expose “the rare
untrustworthy researcher and foster continuing public confidence in the
scientific search for eternal truths”.
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