Dong-Pyou Han,who spiked rabbit blood with human antibodies to propose major progress toward a vaccine, must pay $7.2m to US governmentA former Iowa State University scientist who altered blood samples to make it appear he had achieved a breakthrough toward a potential vaccine against HIV was sentenced on Wednesday to more than four and a half years in prison for making unfounded statements in research reports.
Dong-Pyou Han, and 58,also must pay $7.2m to a federal government agency that funded the research. He entered a plea agreement in February admitting guilt to two counts of making unfounded statements.
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Source: theguardian.com