epileric
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I don't see anything fishy.
Unless of course you're trying to imply that because someone who worked on one of the studies that discredited Andrew Wakefield (who started the hoax re. vaccinations & autism) stole money & now can't be believed as a scientist?
If that's the case, then I don't see how a scientist trying to steal money means that the experiments conducted were null & void. I do agree that he should be punished but there are numerous reasons why the scientific work still stands.
First of all, numerous other studies done by other people in other countries like the Immunization Studies Program, Center for Health Studies Group Health Cooperative or the Department of Paediatric Immunology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Utrecht that came to the same conclusion.
Secondly The person caught stealing was neither the primary author nor investigator for the study which basically makes him a lab tech with minimal influence on the results. There were 7 other authors to check & double check everything.
Thirdly, Age of Autism is a notorious anti-vaccination site that often use such ad hominem attacks like this one, focusing on one thing that has nothing to do with the issue at hand but trying to imply it does. Time after time they keep trying to discredit scientific studies that have been proven over & over. One well respected neurologist even referred to that site as "The Age of Autism Witch Hunt".
Unless of course you're trying to imply that because someone who worked on one of the studies that discredited Andrew Wakefield (who started the hoax re. vaccinations & autism) stole money & now can't be believed as a scientist?
If that's the case, then I don't see how a scientist trying to steal money means that the experiments conducted were null & void. I do agree that he should be punished but there are numerous reasons why the scientific work still stands.
First of all, numerous other studies done by other people in other countries like the Immunization Studies Program, Center for Health Studies Group Health Cooperative or the Department of Paediatric Immunology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Utrecht that came to the same conclusion.
Secondly The person caught stealing was neither the primary author nor investigator for the study which basically makes him a lab tech with minimal influence on the results. There were 7 other authors to check & double check everything.
Thirdly, Age of Autism is a notorious anti-vaccination site that often use such ad hominem attacks like this one, focusing on one thing that has nothing to do with the issue at hand but trying to imply it does. Time after time they keep trying to discredit scientific studies that have been proven over & over. One well respected neurologist even referred to that site as "The Age of Autism Witch Hunt".
I want to point out that Age of Autism, the anti-vaccine propaganda blog of Generation Rescue, has really gone over the top in their witch hunt against anyone who dares try to educate the public about vaccines and correct the constant flow of misinformation that comes from the anti-vaccine ideologues. Their chosen method of attack is alleged conflicts of interest – and it is truly a witch hunt.
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