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d3f099e0 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
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I am always reminded me of the quip from the great Jonas Salk (after he synthesized the polio vaccine): “There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?”
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aaron bornstein | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @02ecde16 @ab7cf35b The thought process that bridges "This technology could save millions of lives" and "I must immediately secure my sole right to profit from it" will never cease to astound and horrify me.