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To: i-node who wrote (740226)9/18/2013 11:52:47 AM
From: TimF  Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 1572942
 
And as you point out, even if you were to stumble onto the science at zero cost, the cost to then bring it to market is immense such that if you want it help people there has to be a substantial profit motive to make it happen.

Esp. with the enormous costs involved to bring a product to the mass market (esp. for things like drugs with all the regulations and approval steps)


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