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Stanford President Accused of Creating and Publishing Erroneous Study

Don Heider, executive director, interviewed by NBC Bay Area.

Marc Tessier-Lavigne may have helped to create and publish papers knowing the work contained errors, and the university will assess the allegations presented with an investigation overseen by the board of trustees.

An investigation ethicists say should be independent.

"Making sure that every T is crossed and every I is dotted and that there are no manipulated images,” said Don Heider, chief executive of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. 

"When it comes to academic research, especially the kind of research he does, science is built on this kind of research, and science that could affect human beings,” said Heider

Don Heider, executive director, interviewed by NBC Bay Area.

 

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