Chapter 0641

“How’s that possible?” Beckett was in disbelief.

Not only were Miranda and the other students at Bedford College, but their advisor, Christine, was still officially a faculty member.

“If it’s not credited to the college, then where?”

Aileen replied, “Infinity Lab.”

A thought flashed through Beckett’s mind. He quickly grabbed his mouse and scrolled through the paper, searching repeatedly but finding no trace of Christine’s name.

He murmured, “No corresponding author? No, no… that’s impossible…”

Aileen clarified, “According to guidelines, if there’s no listed corresponding author, the first author is assumed to serve that role by default. So, technically, this arrangement is fine.”

Technically, yes, but why would Christine make this choice? She could have claimed credit and received recognition, so why…

At that moment, Hendrix emerged from the chancellor’s office with a heavy expression Beckett rarely

saw.

“Hendrix? What’s going on?”

coming with me to Jonford!”

the sudden

“To see Chris!”

the lab’s inauguration, Christine had returned to Jonford with

short. “You

Hendrix’s face was grim.

handle it over the phone? We don’t need

this situation. She did this on purpose…” As Hendrix’s voice rose with anger, his

was cold and stem as he said, “Chris, don’t you think the college deserves

chuckled.

your rights to authorship and encouraged your students to credit their work to an

from the college but hadn’t expected Hendrix’s emotions to

again, this wasn’t just any journal; it was “Nature

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journals.

before–there just hadn’t been enough at stake. Now that the prize was

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