>It isn't today, but it may be at some point. We tend to underestimate the effects of monumental shifts like we've had in IT. This project represents the first

>It isn't today, but it may be at some point. We tend to underestimate the effects of monumental shifts like we've had in IT. This project represents the first steps in that direction. But what makes pharma expensive and time-consuming is the regulatory process. Producing drugs is easy - meth dealers do it all the time. But spending a decade getting your drug through the federal system is expensive, and there's no technological shortcut. I'll take more interest when they stop "investigating the feasibility/cost of getting this through the FDA" and publish a plan to actually do it.