BiologyRules

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by BiologyRules 11y ago
Define lower middle class -- the median household income in India and China is $3000 and $6000 respectively. What is the average net worth of the households who send students to America?
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by BiologyRules 11y ago
Yes, but the original poster indicated that a masters from an American institution is typically required for STEM workers from developing countries. Only the wealthiest, not necessarily the best, can afford those masters degrees.
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by BiologyRules 11y ago
You make an interesting point. A master's in the United States, correct me if I am wrong, costs around $50,000. That sum is large for American students, but that sum seems unimaginable for middle class foreigners. Are we getting the
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by BiologyRules 11y ago
I interviewed at Theranos a year ago, and found the employees to be smart and dedicated. However, the company was the most secretive I've interviewed at and the employees complained about being overworked. The fact the founder sold C+
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The Next Genocide(nytimes.com)
6 points by BiologyRules 11y ago|6 comments
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by BiologyRules 11y ago
Hampton Creek's plant based egg replacement is supposedly 18% cheaper than real eggs. A major advance if true.
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by BiologyRules 11y ago
He says: "Applying the cold logic so common in computer science to the cell biology of the disorder, we’ve started predicting therapies, some of which have since come to bear fruit and improved my son’s quality of life beyond measure.&
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by BiologyRules 11y ago
Looking at some of the studies in diseases that interest me on clinicaltrials.gov, I find most of the studies are very uninspired.