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United States v. Arora
Citation:
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Dr. Arora, Dr. Wong, and Dr. Sei are all employed as scientists at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Wong and Dr. Sei were developing a living cell line named Alpha 1-4. If successful, the cell line could have significant implications on the studies of alcohol, Alzheimer’s disease, and neurotoxicity. The relationship between Dr. Arora and Drs. Wong and Sei were becoming strained by disagreements over who deserved credit for certain research. The relationship was further strained by a female graduate student being removed from Dr. Arora’s supervision and reassigned to Dr. Sei’s supervision after the student brought harassment allegations against Dr. Arora. At some point, the Alpha 1-4 cell line was destroyed. It is alleged that Dr. Arora intentionally tampered with and destroyed the cell line, Dr. Arora denies this, and also contends that, regardless, the government sustained no damages from the cell deaths. The court concludes that Dr. Arora did tamper with and destroy the Alpha 1-4 cell line at NIH in the Spring of 1992.
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