Peer review: the myth of the noble scientist - The Telegraph 19th February 2008

Peer review is supposed to combat fraud, but it can just as easily hold back radical discoveries, says Terence Kealey Sometimes, trusting what scientists tell us can be a bit difficult. One day we are told that artificial sweeteners help prevent obesity; the next, that they actually cause it. One day coffee is bad for us, then it's good, then it's bad again. The generous explanation for these see-saws is that science is always developing our understanding. But there is a more sinister concern: fraud.

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