is there a lot of competition in your field of work between different scientists or companies?

Question: is there a lot of competition in your field of work between different scientists or companies?
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Asked by anon-196325 to Lee on 12 Mar 2019.
- Lee Steinberg answered on 12 Mar 2019:
  
  In a sense, yes. In both universities and industry, people are competing against each other to do something first. This is because the person who does it first is the one who ‘owns’ the idea.

Question: is there a lot of competition in your field of work between different scientists or companies?