Using a fluorescent microscope,
a PhD student has taken images of immune cells and apoptosis in lung sections from
mice that have an airway disease.

Which of the following is ethically
inappropriate for him to do in preparing the data for publication?

Question

Using a fluorescent microscope,
a PhD student has taken images of immune cells and apoptosis in lung sections from
mice that have an airway disease.

Which of the following is ethically
inappropriate for him to do in preparing the data for publication?

Answer

Flip the images 90 degrees so they looked more anatomically correct

Answer

Use a software program to remove any fluorescently labelled cells that are not immune cells or undergoing apoptosis

Answer

Use
a software program to change the fluorescently labelled immune cells from green
to red, so that the colour is different to the apoptotic cells

Answer

Eliminate all data collected from an animal because the level of airway disease was significantly less than normal

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