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Register a new userConcerns regarding the deterioration of objectivity in molecular biology
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Tomokazu Konishi
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Scientific objectivity was not a problem in the early days of molecular biology. However, relativism seems to have invaded some areas of the field, damaging the objectivity of its analyses. This review reports on the status of this issue by investigating a number of cases.
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