December 7, 2001
When Politics Trumps Peer Review
To the Editor:
Pork-barrel spending, at least when applied to scientific projects, is a process that many scientists find insidious, potentially damaging to the quality of science in the United States, and possibly dishonest ("Research-University Group Considers Stance on Earmarks," November 2). In a culture where peer review is the ultimate litmus test for assessment, it should be shameful when a project that does not muster positive appraisal by experts is awarded on the basis of
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