So what's new with the Indian/Pakistani Americans (desis)? The latest is an unfortunate piece of news about a Duke researcher who padded his resume to get a grant - "But Potti's genetic analysis has been questioned since he first published his results in 2006. According to the letter from the other researchers, scientists could not recreate Potti's discovery, leading them to question whether it was true. 

Of particular concern to the outside scientists was the prospect that patients were put at risk by their participation in the clinical trials using Potti's work. They said the unproven genetic analysis could result in patients being prescribed an improper treatment. .."

What would compel a noted researcher, who brought in grants from the likes of the American Cancer Society, put false claims of being a Rhodes scholar...in AUSTRALIA???

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