You might look at Aubrey de Grey's thesis on this topic. His focus is applied biogerontology, but the general incentives and situation he describes can be appli

You might look at Aubrey de Grey's thesis on this topic. His focus is applied biogerontology, but the general incentives and situation he describes can be applied just as well to any field of science. See the diagrams in this short article: The Curious Case of the Catatonic Biogerontologists http://www.longevitymeme.org/articles/viewarticle.cfm?article_id=19 http://www.longevitymeme.org/articles/viewarticle.cfm?articl...