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SUMMARY:Plagiarism in Science - Professor Brian J Ford\, President of the 
 CSAR
DTSTART:20091019T183000Z
DTEND:20091019T200000Z
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CONTACT:Barry Thompson
DESCRIPTION:"Scientists have been copying each other's work - and reproduc
 ing it\, unattributed - since the earliest years of natural philosophy. To
 day we will follow some remarkable examples\, and discover how knowledge c
 an be perverted when errors multiply as they are copied by generations of 
 researchers. In the modern world\, plagiarism is a scourge of scientific p
 ublication. The cut-and-paste availability of information on the Internet 
 makes the problem worse. How widespread is plagiarism? Are we becoming mor
 e tolerant of it? Tonight's talk shows how plagiarism occurs - and reveals
  that\, in today's high-throughout world\, scientists can even be led to p
 lagiarize themselves!"
LOCATION:Biochemistry Lecture Theatre\, Sanger Building\, Tennis Court Roa
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