This thread has many delightful posts!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1780480/posts
Oh. #7, #11-13, and keyword slutshot.
That's not right.
I'm not saying "all" people in research are without love for their fellow man, but it's a well known fact that they grapple to be "first" in their fields. Look at what happened when the AIDS virus was isolated. An American took credit he wasn't due.