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 Examples
of what goes wrong with Spreadsheets in Biotechnology/ Pharmaceutical/
Medical/ Science
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Below are stories relating to spreadsheet errors found
in biotechnology/ pharmaceutical/ medical/ science. Remember also, that these are the published stories only. We know of many
other that cannot be published, and it would surprise us if any large
organisation could claim to never having a spreadsheet error in the years
they have been operating. |
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stories courtesy the European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group Site www.eusprig.org
| Biotechnology/
Pharmaceutical/ Medical/ Science |
Mistaken Identifiers: Gene name errors can be introduced
inadvertently when using Excel in bioinformatics. Barry R Zeeberg
et al.BMC Bioinformatics, June 2004
Gene names that are similar to dates results in Excel
assuming the cell is a date field and making the relevant changes.
These Excel ‘suggestions’ could not be reversed
and the data was lost. |
Aug. 27, 2003 Kansas City
HealthSouth executives committed fraud and boosted
reported earnings by preparing false spreadsheets for the auditors
to make the company appear worth more than it was. |
June 1998 LIMSList
Problem with spreadsheet macro causes estimated loss of $1 million
PER WEEK. |
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