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Re:CRISPR eliminates HIV-1 infection in live animals by BurningFrog on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @05:12PM (#14250654)
One factor is that by far the biggest profits are to be had in the US.

Maybe you can get approved in Australia or Sweden, but that will pay negligible sums compared to getting into the US market.

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Re:CRISPR eliminates HIV-1 infection in live animals by komali2 on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @05:59PM (#14251015)
Could try for market pressure - for example, that male birth control being developed in India we keep hearing about. I bet it'll get approved here faster than normal because of how desired it is.
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Re:CRISPR eliminates HIV-1 infection in live animals by jpatokal on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @06:22PM (#14251162)
Related anecdote: to this day, in Japan access to the Pill remains limited because of vague "safety" concerns, despite decades of use. However, when Viagra appeared, it was approved in months...
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Re:CRISPR eliminates HIV-1 infection in live animals by jliptzin on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @02:13AM (#14253446)
Well, they do have a shrinking population problem...
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