Hmm, if you're lab A, why would you help to do the cover up of lab B's work, especially if you might be competing with them? Scientists at least in my field do

Hmm, if you're lab A, why would you help to do the cover up of lab B's work, especially if you might be competing with them? Scientists at least in my field don't do each others' dirty work, we're much more disconected from each other than that. Also, peer review is anonymous.