My fren, even though your head hurts, you did a good job distilling that all down and grabbed the main points - even if they were not explicitly stated. They are saying some things without actually saying them. This study is only pointing out the the fact that a flag is there - nothing else. It will be up to others to examine the why and how behind the flag and what it will do next. You are most correct in that researchers are not likely to bite the hand that feeds them. Working in research often is not the altruistic picture of noble scientific exploration that is often painted. It can be very dog eat dog and political - especially when huge amounts of money are at stake.
My fren, even though your head hurts, you did a good job distilling that all down and grabbed the main points - even if they were not explicitly stated. They are saying some things without actually saying them. This study is only pointing out the the fact that a flag is there - nothing else. It will be up to others to examine the why and how behind the flag and what it will do next. You are most correct in that researchers are not likely to bite the hand that feeds them. Working in research often is not the altruistic picture of noble scientific exploration that is often painted. It can be very dog eat dog and political - especially when huge amounts of money are at stake.