I agree with you that the principal investigator is responsible for the project, but it’s almost impossible to review every single detail, specially if it’s a multidisciplinary project. A very important part of working in a group is trusting the group members. So, before inviting a researcher to be part of a project, I guess it’s very important to analyze how is the person in terms of work and values.

It’s really shocking to realize there are so many cases of misconduct in research. If we think about it, these are only the ones that got caught… How many other cases are still hidden? It’s pretty sad when we think about how dirty the research world can be. The competition is high, the resources are hard to get and unfortunately many people seek fame more than anything.

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