>> Allowing private citizens to do research would put a fire under those old codgers asses. I have a few published papers in peer-reviewed journals with 30+ ci

>> Allowing private citizens to do research would put a fire under those old codgers asses. I have a few published papers in peer-reviewed journals with 30+ citations and I'm a college dropout, but I run a company that can fund/produce this kind of research as part of our mission statement. It's not really restrictions, but rather money/funding, and willingness of private companies to publish publicly (which is a big blocker for most).