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Science 2 March 2007:
Vol. 315. no. 5816, p. 1207
DOI: 10.1126/science.315.5816.1207b
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BEIJING--China's largest research body is getting serious about misconduct. Earlier this week, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) unveiled guidance on what constitutes misconduct and set up a high-level academy committee to investigate allegations.

In recent months, a series of high-profile misconduct cases has tarnished the reputation of China's scientific community (Science, 9 June 2006, p. 1464). CAS this week ordered each of its 100 institutes to set up their own committees to probe allegations against their researchers and to educate staff about ethical behavior. The CAS panel will investigate higher profile allegations. With Chinese science becoming more competitive and well-funded, the new rules should deter misconduct, says Zhou Xingjiang of CAS's Institute of Physics in Beijing.




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