仅发一篇至今数据被质疑的论文就成为著名生物化学家的方舟子-方是民因被打又上今天出版的圣刊Nature了,而且还有他的标准像,多给他的祖国-美国增彩啊!Nature新闻附后供网友拜读: Published online 29 September 2010 | Nature 467 , 511 (2010) | doi:10.1038/467511a News Brawl in Beijing Critics of Chinese researchers targeted in physical attacks. David Cyranoski Former biochemist Fang Shimin has made enemies after scrutinizing scientists reputations. FANG SHIMIN Science can be a rough game in China. On 29August, on his way home from a tea house in Beijing, Fang Shimin was assaulted. The former biochemist who for the past decade has run a website exposing scientific fraudsters was chased by two men, caught and attacked with a hammer. I believe they planned to kill me, he says. The only way to shut me up is to kill me. He escaped with only minor cuts and bruises. In June, Fang Xuanchang, a journalist who had reported on corruption in science in China, was left with more serious injuries after two men assaulted him with steel rods. On 21September, police arrested Xiao Chuanguo, a urologist at Tongji Medical College in Wuhan, on suspicion of masterminding both plots. Xiao could not be reached for comment, but has confessed his involvement to Beijing's police. Fang Shimin says Xiao could face 310 years in prison or more if the charges become attempted murder. Xiao and Fang Shimin have never met or spoken, but their paths have crossed on the Internet and in court. Xiao's clash with him, and with Fang Xuanchang, revolves around a surgical procedure devised by Xiao that aims to restore bladder and bowel function in patients with spina bifida or spinal-cord injuries. Xiao reported an impressive 87% success rate for the operation, which involves re-routing nerves 1 , 2 . In 2005, he was nominated for membership of the Chinese Academy of Sciences , the elite body of the Chinese scientific world. Following his nomination, people started posting questions about Xiao's claims on Fang Shimin's website ( http://fangzhouzi-xys.blogspot.com ). Then in September 2005, Fang Shimin published an essay in Beijing SciTech Report , which said that Xiao was not an associate professor at New York University as he states in his CV, but only an assistant professor. Furthermore, the article said that only 4 of the 26 English-language publications Xiao listed were journal articles the rest being abstracts from conference proceedings. It is not known if Fang Shimin's article affected the academy's decision, but Xiao was not made a member and has since sued Fang Shimin for libel five times. Fang Shimin, whose site has been criticized for giving contributors a platform for unjustified attacks on their enemies 3 , lost one case and won two, with the other two undecided. Meanwhile, criticism of the 'Xiao procedure' has continued. Last year, Fang Xuanchang published a series of articles questioning its efficacy, which may have prompted the attacks on him. ADVERTISEMENT