This is quite typical in academia, especially in biology and medicine. I finished my PhD recently. Examiners asked me to rewrite some sections and resubmit my

This is quite typical in academia, especially in biology and medicine. I finished my PhD recently. Examiners asked me to rewrite some sections and resubmit my thesis because one of them didn't "believe" my results. Believing in this context actually meant I made lots of his stuff outdated / irrelevant using mathematical models instead of hand waving. Models led to precise findings, which had some lab validation by the time I submitted. At the same time my university, which is a really famous one, was encouraging me to patent my results. And my supervisor applied for massive funding as if all was his idea. 2 major clinical trials are now recruiting to test my findings. Least to say, I refused and got a new exam with some honest people.