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[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 months ago (1 children)

While conflicts of interest can and do exist, a lot of, if not most, science is done by grad students who are just trying to get their degree and are really there because they are passionate about discovering new things more than anything else.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That just makes it sound like grad students are excellent targets for corporate influence.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

it is what it is