If all scientists were apolitical and resisted any outside influence it wouldn't be much of a problem. But reality is that many aren't and it takes a lot of ef

If all scientists were apolitical and resisted any outside influence it wouldn't be much of a problem. But reality is that many aren't and it takes a lot of effort to identify who is and who isn't. >The trouble is that nothing like enough of this behaviour (checking, falsifying) goes on - because it doesn't make a career. Yep, this is another part of the problem.