Re: No science in 'cut and paste'
Image from www.devosdevine.com This is my opinion on the recent 'Opinion' posted by Mr. Rahul Siddhathan in the Hindu, on the 9th of March 2012. The original article can be read here . After a suggestion from a friend, I spent some time writing to the Editor of the Hindu. He was kind enough to post my views in his paper. Just that my point of view was (severely) edited and can be found Ameya's Letter to the editor of Hindu or below (for those who are too lazy to click) Below is the full text of the letter for the interested reader : Dear Sir, Reference to Mr. Rahul Siddharthan's 'Opinion' titled No science in 'cut and paste'. It is disheartening to see a senior scientist being dragged into the muck of plagiarism. What is even unfortunate is that the first author, who actually did the lab work, (or atleast some work in this case and deserves recognition) is being made a victim by his superiors. One must also not forget that this is