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The recent release of files from the U.S. Department of Justice has sparked intense public debate by detailing Jeffrey Epstein's connections and donations in various academic and scientific fields. The documents, incorporated into existing legal proceedings, describe contacts and financial contributions the financier made to researchers and research centers before his criminal prosecution.

Epstein, who was convicted of sex crimes and later died in 2019 while in federal custody, cultivated relationships for years with influential figures in the academic and philanthropic worlds. According to the released records, some of his resources were allocated to diverse scientific projects, including research related to biology and human behavior.

Among the names mentioned in the documents is that of evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers. According to the documents, Epstein expressed interest in financially supporting certain lines of research and suggested research approaches related to issues of biology and gender. However, the files do not, in themselves, establish that these contributions determined the course of an entire scientific field, although they do reflect attempts at influence through funding.

Academic ethics specialists point out that the revelation of these contacts once again puts the mechanisms of funding in scientific research under scrutiny and highlights the need for greater transparency in private donations. They also emphasize that the evolution of any medical or scientific discipline usually depends on multiple institutional, regulatory, and social factors, beyond the actions of a single individual.

The publication of these documents reopens questions about how Epstein's networks of influence operated in high-level circles and fuels the discussion about the controls that should govern the relationships between philanthropists, universities, and research centers.