Dino Goldrush

Reading The Great Dinosaur “Goldrush,” I couldn't believe the vicious competition between Marsh and Cope.  I’d be surprised if this represents the general nature of the relationships in the scientific community, particularly since we’ve been talking about the collective, conversational, cooperative, progressive nature of science that becomes more informed, and closer to solidified facts, as scientists build off of other scientists’ findings over time.  Such intense competition certainly seems counter-productive to science, taken to the extent of destroying their fossil findings in order to prevent any attempt at stealing the discovery.