The Ethics of Image-Making in Science

If you have access to the magazine called Nature, you might find the
following article worth reading:

Helen Pearson, CSI: cell biology, Nature Vol 434, p. 952-953 (2005).

The abstract of this paper:
"Digital photography and image-manipulation SW allow biologists to tweak
their data as never before. But there's a fine line between acceptable
enhancements and scientific misconduct."

I think it is time that also the people in charge of the Nikon Small World
Competition employ some of the measures mentioned in this article. The
danger of using Photoshop to extensively "tweak" an image is all around us.

Gregor


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