Critics Assail Proposed Survey About the Extent of Scientific Misconduct

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

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...

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