著名科學刊物英國《自然》雜誌,2006年5月24日發表了題為「被點名的和被羞辱的」(Named and shamed)的特別報道。報道稱,中國在科學不端行為猖獗並被揭露的同時,也在發生基於虛假指控的對科學家的文革式迫害。報道引述了劉輝偽造履歷事件、司履生指控魏於全造假事件、陳進漢芯造假案,和主要由司魏事件引起的各方爭論。文章告訴我們,方舟子(方是民)主持的新語絲網站,也在陳進造假案中,「對引起公眾的熱烈關注起到了關鍵作用」( played a key role in fuelling public outcry)。這位加州聖地亞哥的「生物學家」(biochemist)表示,「是他首先公布了陳的公司名字」。(Shi-min Fang, a biochemist based in San Diego, California, claims he was the first to post the name of Chen's company which supposedly re-labelled foreign chips.)
「我從未為陳進辯護。有關陳進的指控首先被張貼在幾個讀者眾多的網際網路論壇,包括我們的論壇(新語絲有一個讀者可以自由張貼其評論的論壇)。在有記者確認並與揭發者聯繫之前,我沒有在新語絲上發表這個指控,因為我們的政策是不發表匿名指控。事實上,我幫助某些記者調查並報道這個案件,提供了某些關鍵信息。我在我們的網站上發表了許多文章支持這一調查並披露了一些信息。我們最先確定了那家為陳進打磨晶元並改換標誌的建築設計公司。我寫過一篇文章要求對這一案件進行深入的調查,讓更多人承擔責任並起訴陳進。」(I never defended Jin Chen. The allegation about Jin Chen was first posted to several popular Internet bulletin boards, including ours (New Threads have a bulletin board that our readers can freely post their comments). I didn't publish this allegation on New Threads until some journalists have identified and contacted the whistleblower, because it is our policy not to publish anonymous allegations. In fact, I help some journalists to investigate and report this case by providing some critical information. I published many articles to support the investigations and disclose some information on our web site. We were the first one to identify the architecture company which polished and re-labeled Chen's chip. And I wrote an article to ask for further investigating this case, finding more people accountable and prosecuting Chen.)