Does anyone doubt this happens frequently in less egregious terms? Especially in computational fields, it's extremely easy to copy the idea of a paper with your

Does anyone doubt this happens frequently in less egregious terms? Especially in computational fields, it's extremely easy to copy the idea of a paper with your own dataset. At least it doesn't matter that much in my chosen field; if I get scooped, I just write up another project and keep going. If you're doing lengthy clinical trials or bench research, it's a much more difficult situation sadly.