We list key people who made headlines this year, either by standing up for what they saw as right or by stopping what they felt was wrong.
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We list key people who made headlines this year, either by standing up for what they saw as right or by stopping what they felt was wrong.
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Jenny Rohn
Jenny Rohn
Most vital
Threats of budget cuts can leave some researchers paralyzed by stress. But for Rohn, a cell biologist at University College London, proposed cuts to science funding were a call to action. In September, she launched the Science is Vital campaign, which rallied several thousand people for a one-day protest outside the UK Treasury building. When the government later finalized austerity measures, allocations for science were dealt a lighter blow than other sectors.
University of Buckingham
Bruce Charlton
Bruce Charlton
Most hypothetical
What would it be like if Bruce Charlton were still editor in chief of the journal Medical Hypotheses? Alas, we won't know the answer to that hypothetical question. Following the publication of a paper questioning the causal link between HIV and AIDS, the journal's publisher Elsevier pushed for Medical Hypotheses to adopt peer review. Charlton stood by his guns that doing so would turn the journal into a “zombie” publication and was ultimately forced out.
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Jacob Zuma
Jacob Zuma
Most testy
Zuma, the president of South Africa, is no stranger to controversy. At a 2006 court case in which he faced accusations of rape, of which he was later acquitted, he said that he took a shower after having had sex to cut his risk of contracting HIV. In a turnaround, Zuma was applauded this year for taking an HIV test in public (he tested negative) and for encouraging others in the country to check their HIV status.
Fang Shimin
Fang Shimin
Fang Shimin
Least likely to back down
Chinese blogger Shimin has investigated and exposed numerous counts of scientific misconduct. But even writing under a pen name ('Fang Zhouzi') did not protect him from a physical attack, in which he says he was chased down by assailants wielding a hammer. Shimin suffered only minor injuries, but the incident brought attention to the perils faced by journalists reporting on fraud in China.
方是民:
最不可能退缩的中国博客写手。是民调查和揭露了许多起科学不端行为案件。但是即使用笔名(‘方舟子’)写作也未能保护他免遭人身袭击,据他说被袭击者用锤子追击。是民只受了轻伤,但是这个事件引起人们关注中国新闻界人士报道造假时面临的危险。
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Royce Lamberth
Royce Lamberth
Most likely to start a fight
Lamberth, a US federal district court judge, can start a fight—but it's not the physical kind. In August, Lamberth issued a temporary injunction blocking President Barack Obama's executive order expanding federal funding for research involving embryonic stem cells, a legal action that reignited the debate over the government's support for this controversial field.
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Margaret Hamburg
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