Most people -- presumably not you, given your work experience -- do not realize just how expensive drug-discovery is.

At drug companies, that process is ultimately funded by investors looking for profit, either directly or through mutual funds.

Even if one expects all the scientists to work for free, and fires all the marketers and HR staff, you still have to pay for buildings and reagents. Some of the plastic-ware runs to $250 for a single-use flask.

But I'm sure you already know that.

So instead of making rude comments here, how about linking to the lobbying groups that advocate public funding of research in your area.

In reply to Re^4: Would you work at a porn company? by Anonymous Monk
in thread Would you work at a porn company? by jacques

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