“.....a disservice to those in science who aren’t using (abusing) science for political purposes”
I would consider it an honor to meet both of “those”.
The abusers, the politicians and the media have all ruined the general reputation of nearly all science professionals.
I do not know how to fix it, but I know it’s broken.
Plenty honest scientists exist & the publish but their findings. However they don’t fit the ‘ hair-on-fire PR narrative’ so to the MSM media they don’t exist.