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Embattled Harvard honesty professor accused of plagiarism Academic chapter and two books authored by Francesca Gino appear to copy from sources including student theses, blogs, and news reports. By Cathleen O'Grady in Science
Plagiarism in peer-review reports could be the 'tip of the iceberg' Researchers say swathe of copied text could indicate a widespread problem. By Jackson Ryan in NatureNews
Nobel-winning neuroscientist faces scrutiny for data discrepancies in more than a dozen papers Thomas Südhof says mistakes in co-authored publications are honest errors that don’t affect studies' conclusions. By Holly Else in Science
University of Utah researcher faked data for years, according to investigators Gian-Stefano Brigidi was highly regarded among neuroscientists for his work on how life experiences change the brain. But a federal office found he manipulated his data. By Courtney Tanner in The Salt Lake Tribune

This Moth Saw Brightness
By A. A. Vacharat. Penguin Random House.
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A story of a high schooler who participates in a clinical research study at Johns Hopkins University.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
By Rebecca Skloot. PenguinRandomHouse.
Yellowface: A Novel
By R. F. Kuang. HarperCollins.
The Plot: A Novel
By Jean Hanff Korelitz. Macmillan.
The Most Secret Memory of Men
By Mohamed Mbougar Sarr. PenguinRandomHouse
Alex Haley: And the Books that Changed a Nation
By Robert J. Norrell. Macmillan.