In order to understand Decentralized Science, first we need to break down how traditional scientific funding works. In order to pay for the expensive clinical trials, lab equipment, salaries for themselves and their lab assistants, and more, researchers are constantly searching for sources of funding. Since they often can’t depend on university funding alone, they have to seek outside grants, such as are available through government run institutions such as the NIH. The NIH or the National In...

In order to understand Decentralized Science, first we need to break down how traditional scientific funding works. In order to pay for the expensive clinical trials, lab equipment, salaries for themselves and their lab assistants, and more, researchers are constantly searching for sources of funding. Since they often can’t depend on university funding alone, they have to seek outside grants, such as are available through government run institutions such as the NIH. The NIH or the National In...