Obama Pledges 3% of GDP to Science Research
Just about 10 days ago, on April 27, 2009, President Barack Obama gave a speech at the National Academy of Sciences. In this speech the President pledged “3 percent of our GDP to research and...
View ArticleEmotion and Anecdotes Should Not Drive Patent Policy Debate
Who among us likes monopolies? Monopolies charge super competitive prices and consumers have no leverage, which leads frequently to inferior goods or services that consumers are forced to accept. This...
View ArticleUnited States Risks Losing Global Leadership in Nanotech
For now we can be thankful that the U.S. enjoys dominance in an important and growing field like nanotechnology. Even though China does not receive high marks yet, it seems only a matter of time before...
View ArticleAbbott’s HIV/AIDS Drug Patents Challenged by PUBPAT
I am skeptical about the prospects for invalidating patents on drugs, particularly important or blockbuster drugs. I also question whether anti-patent do-gooders in the biotech and pharma space are...
View ArticleDo Scientists Read Patents?
I think these results show that the disclosure function of patents is working to at least some extent, at least in nanotech: patents can be a useful source of technical information, and willful...
View ArticleWhy is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation under attack for funding the drug of...
Cystic fibrosis creates a thick, sticky mucus that builds up in the airways, causing infections, and making it difficult to breathe. Chronic pain is a common problem for patients, which increases...
View ArticleDebunking the myth that the government built the iPhone
Only someone who is completely indifferent to the truth, and who has intentionally put on blinders so they don't see the truth, could ever say that the public does not benefit from federally funded...
View ArticleVRC01 and broadly neutralizing antibodies are increasing options for HIV/AIDS...
Proteins like VRC01 are referred to as broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs), a type of broad spectrum antibody which is effective in treating against infections of viruses with high mutation rates,...
View ArticleNASA Launches Parker Solar Probe to Study Formation of Solar Winds and...
In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 11th, NASA plans to launch the Parker Solar Probe, a spacecraft that is outfitted with various scientific instruments meant to study the near-Sun...
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