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Uncovering the secrets of nature and mak-ing a profit are distinct motivations for conducting and reporting research. The conflict that sometimes exists between the two can lead to such unwelcome prac-tices as untruthful drug advertisements and biased research. Quoting from the Code of Federal Regulations, John Komacko described the rules that pharmaceutical companies must follow in their ads. Ads must not be false or misleading. In particular, they must not suggest that a drug has more advantages than have been substantiated by scientifi-cally rigorous studies. In addition, ads mus