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Antibiotic Resistant Staph Antibiotic Discovered
edward.virtually@pob writes "CNN is reporting that a team of scientists has discovered an extremely effective killer of the antibiotic resistant form of staph infection occuring naturally in rock pools. Unfortunately, despite the obvious cheap potential availability of this cure, do not expect it to be cheaply available. The employer of the scientists, AquaPharm Bio-Discovery Limited, the story notes 'is keeping the identity of its MRSA-killing bacteria a closely guarded secret, and taken out patents on how they can be cultivated and used.' Oh well."
Well why don't you fund a charity to do drug research then, then sell it at whatever price you want, or give it away. Oh wait, i know why: IT TAKES WORK AND BRAINS TO DEVELOP DRUGS THAT KEEP PEOPLE ALIVE, AND PEOPLE WITH THE EXPERTISE SHOULDN'T BE MADE TO DO IT FOR FREE. They do not owe you a goddamn thing; if anything we owe *them* for helping us to live that much longer, which is the whole damn point of capitalism--PEOPLE GET WHAT THEY ARE OWED.
Sorry for the yelling.
--RMT