The Detroit News has published a review of Intuition, a novel by Allegra Goodman, which takes the reader into the real world of research scientists and scientific fraud -- all the while exploring character, motives and ambiguity. It is a story reminiscent of the true tale involving the famous case from 30 years ago, when a postdoctoral student, Margot O'Toole, accused a researcher in David Baltimore's lab, Thereza Imanishi-Kari, of faking data published in the journal Cell.

Scientists who have read the book say that Goodman has managed to write a tale about life in a science lab that rings so true and includes details so accurate and vivid that they say they are left reeling. "I think it's a unique book because it completely nails this world," said Dr. Jerome Groopman, an oncologist and professor of medicine at Harvard and a lab director. It understands the psychology, the dynamics, the processes and pressures that exist in the current culture of science. I was stunned. I was really stunned." If you have ever wondered what life in a lab was like, and the pressures in research to finding the next cure -- or if you should put blind faith in all the research results you hear about, this looks to be a read worth your time and attention.