Responding to Han Chunyu: vague excuse is not a scientific and rigorous attitude
The truth of the Han Chunyu incident that has been plaguing for half a year is still unknown. Recently, Han Chunyu said in an interview with the media that scientists who wish to question can discuss it with him in person. The event has developed to this day. In addition to paying attention to whether Han Chunyu’s gene editing technology is fraudulent, people are more concerned about the attitude of the parties. Obviously, after the questioning, Han Chunyu and his affiliates responded unsatisfactorily, especially after making one promise, but they repeatedly refused to cash them. Instead, they raised other reasons to delay the publication of experimental data. The behavior was also disappointing to the people who were already confident in it, so that people had to wonder if they did have the sincerity to clarify the facts. In an interview, Han Chunyu said: "Let me prove that the innocence is clearly set for me." This view has also been rampant in major online platforms. Many people think that we can't hold the "guilty presumption" opinion on the work of scientists. The experiment is easy to produce deviations. Before the results of the investigation were announced, Han Chunyu team was not obliged to prove their innocence. In recent years, as China has accelerated the process of legalization, legal concepts such as “presumption of innocence†have gradually gained popularity. However, scientific experiments are not the same as criminal offences. Science is originally a process of discovery, argumentation, and induction from unknown to known. The job of scientists is to provide objective and effective proof of new discoveries. Imagine a scientist claiming that he discovered a new chemical phenomenon or physical law but only can prove it by himself. Can he not be questioned? In the face of doubts, the team of Han Chunyu must actively self-certify, but it is not the personal innocence, but the authenticity of the experiment. One of the most important reasons why the incident entered the stalemate was that the research team was often entangled in personal gains and losses in the face of big and big problems. We have no doubt that there is fierce competition in the field of genetic editing. However, this is not a "set", but a normal phenomenon of the scientific research ecology. Apparently Han Chunyu himself is well aware of this, so he will repeat the experiment after he announced that the laboratory has successfully replicated his experiment, and told the outside world the first time that he had completed the experiment for the second time. However, the problem is that every promise or affirmation of Han Chunyu and his affiliates lacks effective third parties. Perhaps they are indeed protecting the commercial interests of the cooperative institutions. The ultimate goal of science is to go public, if there is no transparency. An effective inspection procedure, even if it is not possible to determine the invalidity of the experiment, must not rashly admit that the experiment has been successful. Adhesive Plaster,Disposable Medical Sticking Adhesive Plaster,Sticking Self-Adhesive Bandage Adhesive Plaster,Elastic Self-Adhesive Bandages Adhesive Plaster Shaoxing Weijian Medical Supplies Co.,Ltd. , https://www.wetourmedical.com