From: MJ Benton, Earth Sciences Date: 7 Feb 2008 15:29 Subject: Re: Ethics investigation re: Lucas and colleagues To: Darren Naish Dear Darren, I'd read the article in Nature about Spencer Lucas and others, and it's clear this case of reported multiple plagiarism must be investigated thoroughly. I would strongly oppose any attempt to downplay the accusations or suggest they are immaterial. Of course I have no idea whether there has been wrongdoing or not, but an innocent person would be keen to discuss every aspect and to provide documentary evidence that their accusers are mistaken. Mike Benton [You may add this to the roster of support!] ---------------------- MJ Benton, Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, U.K. Mike.Benton@bristol.ac.uk http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/ FAX -44-117-925 3385 Messages -44-117-954 5400