Some historian of science will observe that during the 20th century,
scientific research became industrialized, first in physics and then in
biology. We changed from cottage weaving to textile manufacture. Some
scientists discovered that owning the means of production was better than
owning the product, because they got everything that way. You will remember
that this is what Karl Marx was not happy about in society and his
recommendation was that this ownership be taken away from the small minority
and given to the proletariat (无产阶级)—something, I think, that may not
be too far
from the thoughts of our present scientific working class. -----Sydney
Brenner, 1994