Our top research institutions brag about the amount of money they bring in, not the amount of new knowledge. It’s really disturbing.

I think the National Institutes of Health should take responsibility for conducting this type of clinical trial, where controversy and potential harm to the population are at stake.

Will it decrease fraud to zero? No. But if we reduce it to 50 percent, it could save $10 billion to $15 billion.

Right now scientific fraud and misconduct is alive and well in this country. We don’t have to go to South Korea.

Publish and hold your breath is a hell of a way of handling public health issues.

If the IRS never conducted audits, what do you think would happen to people paying taxes in this country? If the public knows the IRS never conducts audits, don’t you think there will be an...

There’s nothing magical or mysterious about it, but you don’t do it to everyone. You use statistical means, less than 1 percent will be audited.

One of the issues we’re going to have to address is institutional culture, which makes it easier for such behavior. Institutions haven’t really dealt with these issues in a forthright manner. They’re closing their eyes...

There is tremendous pressure today to be first. If you do something first, all the money and fame will come to you. All that is an obvious seduction for doing something like this.

Unfortunately, research institutions and universities have not taken this issue seriously. They pay lip service to responsible conduct and research integrity.

In these two cases I would say scientists were overzealous, too quick to push ahead. Scientists feel the pressure of our society like everyone else. Their decisions are clouded by visions of fame and dollars.

In light of the problems they just had, I’m surprised they’re doing this. What I would like to see are conflict-of-interest statements and complete financial disclosures for all involved, and the patients should be told...