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The trouble is that there is some (new) biological science that takes the old massive and powerful tool and applies them to low-hanging fruit that were (until r
by toufka 11y ago
The trouble is that there is some (new) biological science that takes the old massive and powerful tool and applies them to low-hanging fruit that were (until recently), not worth the effort. I've been waiting for some of these moonshot-ish plans to take on these problems, rather than try and compete with the Goliath drug companies. Sadly, since they keep hiring from drug-company stock, they keep getting the same result.
- x0x0 11y agoexamples?
- toufka 11y agoNew fragrances & colors (L'Oreal), new materials (Bolt Threads), new sensors, new foods (Impossible Foods), and further, all the infrastructure required to nurture these kinds of companies. A Google-X-Style project designed to build the boring digital infrastructure that links all of the above companies would be so enabling, if less sexy.