This linked New York Times article concerning the trials and tribulations of a bee researcher is another example of how Big Money views science as a helpful product it can purchase as needed. That the scientist indicated here tried to resist this pressure, and what it cost him, is a reminder that the kind of results the private sector expects has more to do with their bottom line than with getting at the truth of a particular area of concern.
Scientists Loved and Loathedby an Agrochemical Giant
With corporate funding of research, “there’s
no scientist who comes out of this unscathed.”
no scientist who comes out of this unscathed.”
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