Well, keep in mind that in this particular case, it was capitalist attitudes that exposed the fraud. From the dailykos article: > "The suspicion that something

Well, keep in mind that in this particular case, it was capitalist attitudes that exposed the fraud. From the dailykos article: > "The suspicion that something was more than a little wrong with the model that is getting almost all Alzheimer’s research funding ($1.6 billion in the last year alone) began with a fight over the drug Simufilam. The drug was being pushed into trials by its manufacturer, Cassava Sciences, but a group of scientists who reviewed the drug maker’s claims about Simufilam believed that it was exaggerating the potential. So they did what any reasonable person would do: They purchased short sell positions in Cassava Sciences stock, filed a letter with the FDA calling for a review before allowing the drug to go to trial, and hired an investigator to provide some support for this position." However, the desire to gain a profit by pushing a questionable drug through trials was also involved. I'd note however, that in the Soviet Union, the likes of Lysenko also pushed fraudulent research in order to improve their standing in the Soviet heirarchy, which came with various rewards. People like wealth and power, and some will do anything to get it, regardless of the nature of the society they live in.