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Ousted MIT biologist David Sabatini speaks out after $6m defamation verdict

Original: ‘I don’t know if I still believe it’: Ousted MIT biologist David Sabatini speaks out after $6m defamation verdict

Biologist David Sabatini, who resigned from MIT and the Whitehead Institute following misconduct allegations, has given a public interview after a jury awarded $6 million in a defamation verdict connected to the case. Speaking to The Boston Globe, Sabatini expressed doubt about the findings against him, saying he no longer knows if he believes them. The case has drawn attention to how misconduct allegations and institutional investigations are handled in academic science.

Why now: Sabatini's first public comments after a high-profile defamation verdict have reignited debate over a case that shook the scientific community.

David SabatiniMITWhitehead InstituteThe Boston Globe

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