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Re:SF poop-testing startup, once compared to Theranos, charg... by fastball on Monday March 22, 2021 @11:40AM (#26542367)
What financial incentive is there for drug companies to ever cure anything when instead they can just develop drugs that alleviate symptoms, which you must then purchase in-perpetuity?
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Re:SF poop-testing startup, once compared to Theranos, charg... by breck on Monday March 22, 2021 @11:58AM (#26542613)
This is the best retort. I'm going to start using this, thanks.

The one I usually go with is "It actually costs $1T to develop a drug. $999B in basic research paid by US taxpayers and $1B in just enough frivolous novelty for the bigpharma company to get a patent racket going".

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