The betrayers.

Is the pressure on scientists to prove the success of their research leading to an increase in the falsification of results? Horizon examines several cases of fraudulent claims by medical researchers and discusses the 300-year old system of peer review. Is it an adequate means of dealing with the deluge of papers submitted? Britain spends an annual 7 billion on medical research. Is the money well spent in view of this country's lack of any investigative process for scientific misconduct? Contributors include Dr. Graham Jackson (ed., British Journal of Clinical Medicine); Dr. Barry Marshall (gastroenterologist); Prof. Peter Lachan (Royal Society); and Dr. Luca Turin (University College Hospital, London).