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more of the money will come from the corporations If there was a decent chance that private investment by corporations in cancer research would turn a profit t
by onion2k 1y ago
more of the money will come from the corporations
If there was a decent chance that private investment by corporations in cancer research would turn a profit then they'd be doing it already, and paying researchers far more than universities can afford in order to recruit the best people.
The fact that isn't happening should tell you that profiting from fundamental cancer research is too high risk for the market to bare. Consequently government or charity are the only available options.
- db48x 1y agoIf corporations don’t do research, why do they employ so many researchers?
- z2 1y agoFor the applied (not fundamental) research that ultimately goes toward supporting clinical trials where on average 90% of the R&D costs lie. I'm not saying the balance has to be this way or even should be this way, but you don't lop off a leg and expect the remaining one to carry the burden. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2804378 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullartic...
- db48x 1y agoSure we can, because these are not actually legs. Legs are a bad analogy They are groups of people, and people can adapt. If we get rid of taxpayer–funded research today, then companies that do research will suddenly have plenty of people to hire to expand their operations.