From Nature: Research integrity: Data audits could curb misconduct

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22337039

Nature. 2012 Feb 15;482(7385):308. doi: 10.1038/482308e.
Research integrity: Data audits could curb misconduct.
Glick JL.
Comment on
Nature. 2012 Jan 19;481(7381):237-8.

"Research entities should undergo independent audits of scientific data annually by certified public scientists, in much the same way as businesses and not-for-profit organizations are independently audited by certified financial accountants (J. L. Glick Ann. NY Acad. Sci. 265, 178–192; 1976). Data audits are common for corporate biotechnology laboratories, but not for academic ones."