What a sad account. What a negative outcome for science. And I'm sure it's common in many fields. > How can average mediocre scientists get job security withou

What a sad account. What a negative outcome for science. And I'm sure it's common in many fields. > How can average mediocre scientists get job security without keeping secrets? By way of systematic changes, not by anything they necessarily can do themselves at the level you're describing. By way of people near the situation willing to speak out, like those who brought Jan Hendrik Schön down: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sch%C3%B6n_scandal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sch%C3%B6n_scandal Or in a similar way, by the actions of those who brought several highly regarded psychologists down: http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/20/17032396-scandals-force-psychologists-to-do-some-soul-searching http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/20/17032396-scandal... Title: "Scandals force psychologists to do some soul-searching" Quote relevant to the present topic: "For instance, right now there's no incentive for researchers to share their data, and a 2006 study found that of 141 researchers who had previously agreed to share their data, only 38 did so when asked." But the existence of the linked article and others like it means something is being done -- many psychologists have been outed as frauds, or fired, or forced into retirement. So there's reason to hope that, if enough daylight shines on these practices and laboratories, things will change.