In these competitions, many talented teenagers have emerged. They may have strong hands-on ability or rich experience in theoretical research.
On July 2 this year, the National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition released the winners list, and one of the winners attracted everyone's attention. Chen Mou, a sixth-grade student, won the first prize in the competition for his paper "The Role and Mechanism of C 10orf67 in the Occurrence and Development of Colon Cancer". Once the news was reported, it quickly triggered a heated discussion.
The focus of the debate is whether a sixth-grade student has the ability to write such a high paper. You know, the knowledge involved in this paper can only be accessed by doctors. Most netizens don't believe that the academic performance of a primary school student can be as high as that of a doctor, so they think that the behavior of primary school students is obviously academic fraud, just like the operation of star Zhai Tianlin.
However, many people think that the world is full of miracles. There was once a gifted boy in China who was admitted to the Chinese University of Science and Technology at the age of 12 and applied for more than 60 American patents. This pupil may be such a talented boy, so we can't doubt him and question his ability without any evidence. A graduate of Zheng Jiang University said that he felt ashamed after reading Chen Mou's paper, but he did not doubt Chen Mou, but simply expressed his admiration.
In response to many netizens' queries, relevant departments have also launched a review of Chen Mou's academic papers, mainly to find out whether this paper was written by him. On July 13, the relevant departments launched a preliminary investigation and found that Chen Mou's father was the son of a researcher at the Kunming Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
After learning about Chen Mou's special status, netizens launched a new round of analysis, asking whether Chen Mou occupied the resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences during the experiment, and if so, whether he paid the corresponding fees. If this comment shows that Chen Mou used the resources of China Academy of Sciences without paying, he may be accused of embezzling state resources.
At present, there is no exact survey result, and everyone can only infer through limited clues. From a practical point of view, Chen Mou didn't show much talent before, so it is very likely that his thesis was written by his tutor in conjunction with his parents. According to the relevant investigation, Chen Mou officially started the research work under the leadership of Teacher Lu Dongmei on October 6th, 2065438+2008/kloc-0. In addition, our parents, Mr. Chen and Mr. Yang, also attended the audit.
If Chen Mou really has the strength to write a doctoral thesis, he should avoid suspicion and avoid contact and cooperation with his relatives when conducting investigation and research. But he not only accepted the help of his parents, but also let them directly participate in the research. It's hard to say how much his parents contributed in the paper. It is even possible that the whole paper was written by two adults, and Chen Mou only signed it in the end.
There is another thing that makes netizens more suspicious of the authenticity of Chen Mou's paper. It is clearly written in Chen Mou's research records that he first came into contact with the gene C 10orf67 on 20 181October 9, and then he searched online. It's hard to believe that he actually learned the related concepts of C 10orf67 gene through online search, and he mastered the relevant professional knowledge five days later. Even a genius is exaggerating.
Many doctoral students have raised questions. It takes them months or even years to conduct academic research. It only took the child five days to fully understand the relationship between C 10orf67 gene and cancer. This is really exaggerated. If this really happens, then their doctoral studies over the years will be in vain.
Chen Mou also completed molecular experiments such as Western-blot, qRT-PCR and gene knockout. Postdoctoral students in related fields in the United States said that even undergraduates in this major need half a year's training to complete, and it is really amazing that a primary school student can accurately complete this experiment.
Based on these evidences, we can basically conclude that Chen Mou's award-winning thesis should not be completed independently, and his mentor and parents contributed at least 98%. The National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition is a national competition. Chen Mou's fraud not only deceived the public, but also deprived others of the chance to win the prize.
Until yesterday, the official finally announced the results of the investigation, determined that the article was not written by the sixth-grade student, and revoked his award and withdrew his medal and certificate. However, if there is no hot discussion on the internet, will this award be revoked? This profound article, the judges actually think that it was written by a student, rather than investigating, which reflects the problems that are memorable.