Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Open Lab
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> | The open source wave could soon power drug discovery initiatives
> | in the country. A decentralised, web-based initiative is emerging
> | that would enable scientists from laboratories, universities,
> | institutes, and drug Companies to work together in discovering new
> | drugs for diseases like tuberculosis (TB), malaria, various types
> | of cancer, AIDS, Chikungunya, Kala-azar, dengue fever, etc
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> http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Open-Lab/279490/
>
> So much for intellectual monopolies. Here is how it can be done better:
Collaboration reduces development costs and subsequent high prices, and
therefore precludes the need for patents.
Took them long enough to figure that out, didn't it?
--
K.
http://slated.org
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| 'When it comes to knowledge, "ownership" just doesn't make sense'
| ~ Cory Doctorow, The Guardian. http://tinyurl.com/22bgx8
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