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(Scientific) Journals Warned to Keep a Tight Lid on Diesel Exposure Data

Lobbying/pr firms are threatening scientific publications for publishing information, in an attempt to delay or squash information that may damage their cause. This sort of thing is highly unethical and should be a crime.

I doubt this is the first time this has happened and it won't be the last, but the good of both individuals and the greater public is being eviscerated in order to make a few people a little richer.

It should be a crime to not publish scientific information in a timely manner, much less trying to stop others from publishing.

Disgusting. 

Read More: http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/journals-warned-to-keep-a-tight.html