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One of the linked stories is much more interesting: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/12/science/notebooks-shed-light-on-an-antibiotic-discovery-and-a-mentors-bet
by uvdiv 14y ago
One of the linked stories is much more interesting:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/12/science/notebooks-shed-light-on-an-antibiotic-discovery-and-a-mentors-betrayal.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/12/science/notebooks-shed-lig...
Apparently Selman Waksman's 1952 Nobel in medicine is fraudulent, and it was his grad student who made the discovery (isolation of the antibiotic streptomycin -- first treatment for tuberculosis). He falsely claimed to have done it himself and slandered his student to discredit him.
- streptomycin 14y agoHere is Schatz's side of the story, which based on my readings about the case seems entirely true (and thus motivated my username selection): http://www.albertschatzphd.com/?cat=articles&subcat=streptomycin&itemnum=001 http://www.albertschatzphd.com/?cat=articles&subcat=stre...
- chrischen 14y agoSo what did they do about the Nobel prize awarded to Waksman? I can see why people like Grigory Perelman have an anti-awards stance: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/07/02/mathematician-rejects-prize-of-1-million-cash/ http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/07/02/mathematician-rejects....