Garrison says that it is unclear whether the trends are bad news for young researchers. “Since most will end up outside the laboratory sooner or later, one inte

Garrison says that it is unclear whether the trends are bad news for young researchers. “Since most will end up outside the laboratory sooner or later, one interpretation is that they are just taking a more direct route to the next stage of their career,” he says. “But for consumers of research, this probably means that there is less science being done.” I think what it really means is that the industry is now getting to the point where its profit can be realized, which means there's more money going into it from companies (research or otherwise) and of course, at the end of the day, people will go where the money is.