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Summary | This is an article by Peter H. Duesberg discussing how scientific megaprojects, such as the multibillion-dollar wars on AIDS and cancer, can be counterproductive if they focus on flawed theories promoted by special-interest groups. Duesberg argues that alternative hypotheses are often disregarded and labeled as "controversial" rather than "original," resulting in valuable research being squelched. He provides examples of how dissenting AIDS investigators have been excommunicated from the scientific community. Duesberg suggests that scientists should reveal all income derived from their expertise when publishing papers, peer-reviewing grant applications, and giving informal talks to save investigator-initiated research grants from extinction.
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By Peter H. Duesberg
The Scientist 8 July 1991
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Scientific megaprojects costing taxpayers billions of dollars are, in some instances, the only means of reaching achievable goals. But if a megaproject becomes an undertaking that prejudicially focuses on a flawed theory promoted by a special-interest group, the project is counterproductive.
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