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Scientific norms shape the behavior of researchers working for the greater good

  • Written by Jeffrey A. Lee, Professor of Geography and the Environment, Texas Tech University
imageMentors model the ethical pursuit of scientific knowledge.sanjeri/E+ via Getty Images

Over the past 400 years or so, a set of mostly unwritten guidelines has evolved for how science should be properly done. The assumption in the research community is that science advances most effectively when scientists conduct themselves in certain ways.

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