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> Science takes time, and as humans, we go for the easiest science first. We should not sacrifice safety for speed. I agree, but it is also a function of money
by jonlucc 12y ago
> Science takes time, and as humans, we go for the easiest science first. We should not sacrifice safety for speed.
I agree, but it is also a function of money. Pharmaceutical companies often rely on basic research from academia to get pointed in the right direction. As that decreases, there are fewer academics discovering fewer new pathways that pharma can target drugs for.
Additionally, funding is aimed at investigators who are likely to succeed. It is common for a lab to essentially work one grant ahead of funding in order to be sure to deliver.
- Balgair 12y ago> Funding is aimed at investigators who are likely to succeed. You have no idea. Friends at other universities have a very high end microscope 'core' that can be used all that apply as a shared cost and time device. Orientation went great, 'yeah, its awesome to use, you get great data, blah blah blah'. When she came to the lab however, she found that only 2 professors' labs could use the core, as they had outbid all the other professors for the time, for then next 15 years. Its a small thing, but it speaks to the incredible gains that go to the 'winners' and the scraps that are given to 'losers.'