Boston is famous for its high housing costs. Several people, articles and reports have said recently that this is an important issue that hurts Boston’s and Massachusetts competition edge when it comes to building a high-tech workforce.

Homing in on science and research, does the high cost of living result in a scientific brain drain or is the high concentration and caliber of science in Boston enough to justify (or compensate for) the high costs? Just curious to see what people think…