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Re:Biohackers take aim at big pharma’s stranglehold on insulin by skohan on Monday June 28, 2021 @02:15PM (#27665461)
Do you have a source on the scarcity claim? My understanding was that insulin is incredibly cheap to produce.
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Re:Biohackers take aim at big pharma’s stranglehold on insulin by chiefalchemist on Monday June 28, 2021 @05:04PM (#27668099)
Never claimed scarcity. Only that as demand has increased - and it has significantly - so has price. It's basic economics. Unless there are additional economies of scale from that multiple then prices are going to increase. This isn't about insulin. It's simple economics.
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