Critics Assail Proposed Survey About the Extent of Scientific Misconduct

Some university advocates have blasted a proposed federal survey about the extent of outright fraud and other forms of questionable conduct in biomedical research. The critics say the survey's questions are too broad and improperly cover types of research misconduct that are not regulated by the government.

Officials at the federal Office of Research Integrity, which would sponsor the survey, say that its mandate was modified in 1999 to focus on education and research about a range of

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