Who should be the custodians of science? For centuries, scientists themselves have been. Now, their custodianship is under threat.
Science has long operated as a sort of guild, with the guild managing its own practice and traditions. This holds for the guild’s continuity: admission of aspiring members to the guild is controlled by the guild itself.
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