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Re:Verge Genomics (YC S15) Wants to Cure Neurodegenerative D... by blacksmith_tb on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @04:59PM (#9925771)
Right, if they'd said "Verge hopes to be able to cure brain diseases 1000x more quickly" we might cut them some slack. Not to mention that many of these diseases haven't been cured by anyone before, 'big pharma' included, so I don't know how you'd estimate the improvement in time to market...
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Re:Verge Genomics (YC S15) Wants to Cure Neurodegenerative D... by ams6110 on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @05:08PM (#9925828)
Considering that the best ALS drugs cost about $1000/month and have results that statistically are barely distinguishable from placebos, there's a long way to go.
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