42.6%
Percentage of scientific papers retracted for fraud between 2000 and 2010 that had an American lead author; 788 scientific papers were retracted in total during that time period for either fraud or error [via Journal of Medical Ethics]
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Special Reports
The Disease that Won’t Die: Tuberculosis in Peru
Tuberculosis has been brought under control in much of the world, thanks to prevention practices and powerful antibiotics. But in poor nations like Peru, the disease still kills hundreds of babies and children — and new drug-resistant cases threaten an even bigger resurgence.
