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Young researchers in the medical research sciences. It seems, at least from everything I read, that the NIH et al are heavily incented to keep the inertia and o
by aswanson 11y ago
Young researchers in the medical research sciences. It seems, at least from everything I read, that the NIH et al are heavily incented to keep the inertia and old researchers doing incremental, low-impact studies in charge. Cancer research needs a DARPA, maybe YC can spark it: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/opinion/young-brilliant-and-underfunded.html http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/opinion/young-brilliant-an...
- BadCookie 11y agoRelatedly, it seems like we are getting close to having gene therapy working safely in humans. It would be fantastic to help speed that up.