title: The importance of indifference in scientific research.
abstract: Current issues regarding scientific ethics have focused for the most part on regulations governing research and publication. I suggest that the internal process by which we separate self interest from the scientific process is a crucial and neglected part of training. Consideration of these issues might help us train better scientists instead of just scientists who adhere to the rules.This is a follow-up to the essay 'The importance of stupidity in scientific research' by Martin A. Schwartz (J. Cell Sci. 121, 1771).
authors.affiliation: Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Depts. of Internal Medicine, Cell Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Yale School of Medicine, 300 George St., New Haven, CT 06511, USA martin.schwartz@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Martin A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D032984:Ethics, Research; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D015871:Scientific Misconduct
keywords: Scientific ethics; Scientific process; Training