April 25, 2016
Is Science Broken? Ten years ago a statistician said, “Most published research findings are false.” He showed only one-third of the results of highly cited original clinical research studies could be replicated. Another group of researchers could only replicate the findings of six out of 53 animalbased cancer studies. As a result, some say 85 percent of biomedical research dollars are being wasted every year. So why is Congress trying to increase research funding? A group of university scientists say academic pressure to produce striking results for publication has overridden the drive for real discoveries. So the next time you’re offered a new medical treatment, ask more questions. “Broken Science,” Ronald Bailey, Reason, February 2016.
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