[MrB]

...lobbied key legislators to stop the research

There should be no social research that should be blocked. This just shows that the people pushing blocking research know that what they've been advocating is a lie.

Now, public funding for social agenda based research should be thoroughly curtailed. But privately funded research should also not be interfered with by the force of law.

[Doctor Stochastic]

This is one of the problems with having most research funded by the government; there is too much political pressure.

It's clear that Jane Doe, Inc. has no scientific rebuttal and thus must turn to the legislature.