Showing posts with label real world consequences of research misconduct. Show all posts
Showing posts with label real world consequences of research misconduct. Show all posts

Saturday, March 2, 2019

Blockchain could ensure the integrity of scientific research trials; Digital Trends, February 23, 2019

, Digital Trends; Blockchain could ensure the integrity of scientific research trials


Researchers at the University of California, San Fransico (UCSF) created a proof of concept that shows how the integrity of clinical trial data can be protected and proven using blockchain. Blockchain allows users to track the changes made to any portion of the data entered into it, making an audit trail for regulators which can be checked for any inconsistencies. This would make it obvious if, for example, a researcher changes certain values in their data set to come to the conclusion that they wanted."