Experts accuse the scientist of falsifying facts
A few years ago it was a red dry wine antioxidant resveratrol has been found. And in the scientific world, there is a boom: experts vied with each other to grant the substance is downright miraculous properties. Like, the power of an antioxidant such that even prolongs life and protects against cancer.
On the same day the scandal broke: Dipak K. Das, an employee of the University of Connecticut, among others, has studied the issue, falsified research results. The findings of its 26 articles on this subject and published in 11 journals, fabricated, writes The New York Times.
So many of the scientific work of Dr. Das spoke about the positive effects of resveratrol.Ostensibly, this component of red wine extended the life of laboratory animals. But, according to independent experts, the real evidence that was not there.
A grant for such a popular study of Das has received so little, and even from private investors and the government. University of Connecticut has announced that two grants to the Government returns the doctor in the amount of 890,000 dollars by sending in 11 journals, where the article came out a scientist warning.
The first signal that the studies Dasa something wrong, went back in 2009. Then the university received an anonymous giving, to put it mildly, inaccuracies in the work of a scientist. The University had not ignored the anonymous letter, and decided to check out. The result of the investigation "exceeded expectations": independent experts found 145 (!) Fabrication of evidence and falsification of scientific data. Dr. Sam dishonored comment has not yet given.
And the question of good evidence of red wine once again hanging in the air. And they say, they say, truth is in wine ...
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