The panel consisted of two lawyers of the department and a Distinguished Service Professor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. This unusual explanation seems to indicate that the panelists had been very carefully chosen for the task given to them.
Science is the activity of seeking the truth.
In science, truth is not established by administrative fiat but by results of experiments. It is therefore astonishing that within the long period of 10 years no independent immunologist has confirmed the experimental results published in the controversial paper by Imanishi-Kari, especially if it concerns an important problem. It is even more astonishing that, at the beginnings of the controversy, Imanishi-Kari herself has not volunteered to repeat her experiments in collaboration with an independent immunologist. As long as Imanishi-Kari's results published 10 years ago are not confirmed by, or in collaboration with, independent scientists, the jury is still out. Inc. All rights reserved.