In general patents and making money from them was not a concern in Soviet Union so the science took some different paths over there. Meaning simpler and less ex

In general patents and making money from them was not a concern in Soviet Union so the science took some different paths over there. Meaning simpler and less expensive treatments for example in medicine. Phages is one example, cold laser treatments is another one. Norman Doidge talks about them in the "Brains's way of healing"