Yes, it's easy (and popular) to find the corporate-sponsored research programs as creating conflict of interest for individual researchers as did the author of the Christian Science Monitor piece. Yes, the corporations are bullies. But what about the lack of responsibility by universities--who have failed to insist that information in the public interest be published?
It seems to me that the real culprits in the case are not the corporations--which are seeking cheap R & D--but the universities which do not put their foot down--and give the corporations deadlines to patent and/or take research to market or have the results disseminated. It's not surprising that corporations act like the playground bullies . . . . . it's surprising that the universities have allied themselves with the bullies and now stand guard with the corporate bullies on the playground.
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Yes, it's easy (and popular) to find the corporate-sponsored research programs as creating conflict of interest for individual researchers as did the author of the Christian Science Monitor piece. Yes, the corporations are bullies. But what about the lack of responsibility by universities--who have failed to insist that information in the public interest be published? It seems to me that the real culprits in the case are not the corporations--which are seeking cheap R & D--but the universities which do not put their foot down--and give the corporations deadlines to patent and/or take research to market or have the results disseminated. It's not surprising that corporations act like the playground bullies . . . . . it's surprising that the universities have allied themselves with the bullies and now stand guard with the corporate bullies on the playground. Disgusted in Texas