Problems within the research publication process (e.g., reporting of flaws, fraudulent research, biases, etc.) are described within the reading. An example is a study published in 1998 that contained a result suggesting that MMR vaccines caused autism in a sample of research participants. This study was found to be fraudulent in 2011, making the “data” worthless, yet many people today resist getting their children vaccinated, and American society has seen a rise in the occurrence of diseases that were previously seen as eradicated for all intents and purposes. Of these problems that Smith raises, which would you see as being closest to being legally punishable (as opposed to penalties being assessed solely within the scientific community), and why?
Problems within the research publication process (e.g., reporting of flaws, fraudulent research, biases, etc.) are described within the reading. An example is a study published in 1998 that contained a result suggesting that MMR vaccines caused autism in a sample of research participants. This study was found to be fraudulent in 2011, making the “data” worthless, yet many people today resist getting their children vaccinated, and American society has seen a rise in the occurrence of diseases that were previously seen as eradicated for all intents and purposes. Of these problems that Smith raises, which would you see as being closest to being legally punishable (as opposed to penalties being assessed solely within the scientific community), and why?
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