In particular I loved the following quote - not just science - business too - indeed every walk of life ...
"The whole power of science is the power of shared ideas, not the power of hidden ideas," says Paul Jones, associate professor of information and library science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "Science advances when there's a free exchange of ideas. We move faster by being open. We know this, but we have disincentives right now to openness."