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		zipy124 79 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Scientific fraud has become an 'industry,' analysi... They are, but extremely infrequently and when they are it is minor numbers, at least at the largest universities. And when they are laid off it is for financial reasons not performance.

physicsguy 76 days ago [–]

Not sure if you're following the news, but almost every university is in financial trouble at the moment.

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