I didn't find much in the linked article I hadn't heard before, except "dry labbing", which means faking research -- describing outcomes of studies not actually

I didn't find much in the linked article I hadn't heard before, except "dry labbing", which means faking research -- describing outcomes of studies not actually conducted. http://www.answers.com/Q/What_does_dry_labbing_mean http://www.answers.com/Q/What_does_dry_labbing_mean Nice coinage. But guess what? It's more complicated than that -- it can also mean using a mathematical simulation to stand in for a physical model: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_lab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_lab The second link covers both meanings -- the mathematical simulation as well as the fraudulent meaning.