> What possible incentive could Pfizer have to suppress something they thought could be useful?
Without seeing the results of the test it would be impossible to know.
But hypothetically the reason could be as simple as them not wanting to provide any kind of help to their competitors, no matter how small.
Their explanation that they did not release the data because it could lead to other scientists heading down another dead end path of research is just stupid.
The field of science is full of such dead ends and is exactly the scientific process that has got us to where we are now.
I would say it is more likely Pzifer did not release the data to help ensure their competitors would head down that same dead end should they try.
Without seeing the results of the test it would be impossible to know.
But hypothetically the reason could be as simple as them not wanting to provide any kind of help to their competitors, no matter how small.
Their explanation that they did not release the data because it could lead to other scientists heading down another dead end path of research is just stupid.
The field of science is full of such dead ends and is exactly the scientific process that has got us to where we are now.
I would say it is more likely Pzifer did not release the data to help ensure their competitors would head down that same dead end should they try.