You forgot to mention how they lied about their motives and the felony prosecutions for mail fraud and stolen money.
And your point is that scientists can be frauds and only interested in self-aggrandizement and money?
Hmmm... casts a long pall on evolutionary scientists, doesn't it?
I suppose that a felony does impair one's professional reputation, though, doesn't it? And the mail fraud and stolen money directly affected the results of the experiment?
Get a grip, man.