It's an old joke among techie types: To err is human. To really screw up, you need a computer. Now scientists are learning that lesson, too. But they don't think it's funny. As computers extend their reach into the research laboratory, they are making possible new kinds of science, but they're also creating pitfalls along the way. Some computer programs are causing problems on their own, wreaking unexpected havoc with scientific data. In other cases, scientists are using computers — either on purpose or out of ignorance — to deceive.
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