> And if you decry patents, you remove one of the few ways it is possible for researchers to get rich from their work. I doubt that more patents make it direct

> And if you decry patents, you remove one of the few ways it is possible for researchers to get rich from their work. I doubt that more patents make it directly easier for researchers' salaries to increase, and increase their participation in the field. A lot of drugs these days seem to be sold as consumer products anyway, from what I see on television (“Ask your doctor if Newdrugplexastin is for you. Side effect might include death.”) Perhaps encouraging companies to redirect some of those costs to hiring better researchers could be the solution?