[charris5]

With over 14 years in academia in chemistry and physics labs, and in my personal experience, European scientists speak English often with greater precision than native US citizens. And, given my own experience in academia, ... "make up" probably meant literally "you need to 'find' the data to fit the conclusions of this paper, ... truth be damned." Many academic PI's (lead investigators or Professors), for many complicated reasons and under the weight of a ridiculous feedback-loop that relentlessly increases the pressure to publish, have abandoned what many perceive as the White Tower's pursuit of truth in exchange for the pursuit of career. That's not to say there aren't many noble academics pursuing the truth and publishing only verified, repeatable findings ... it is just that they seem to be unfortunately in the minority within the zeitgeist that presently drives the climate of our academic research institutions. Academic research is no longer about White Towers and truth ... Academic research has become "big business" with millions of dollars of funding at stake. Unfortunate...sad...but tragically true.