How does alchemical belief from two thousand years ago have anything to do with modern technological development? Do you look at the biotech coming out of the USA and shake your head saying "hah, I don't trust that it's real. These people were nothing more than hunter gatherers who believed in God and spirits and demons and witches a thousand years ago."
Ad hominem attacks against nations is somewhat reasonable. Ad hominem attacks against nations for what religious/spiritual beliefs their people had a few thousand years ago is silly. The science and engineering behind their claims will be readily verified by corporations with a vested multi-hundred million dollar stake and by researchers across the world. In the mean time, I'd suggest you try to rein in your disdain and contempt for anything coming out of or having to do with China, as the fact that they are doing *some* useful biotech research is indisputable.
The environment towards biology research having anything to do with stem cells has gotten very hostile over the last 6 years. I do part time work in a biomed engineering lab at my university (UVA), and between many of the higher-up administrators not knowing the difference between embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells and many organizations (PETA and co.) protesting any publication of clinical models involving animal research, it's difficult to get anything really innovative approved. It's gotten to the point where the lab doesn't even mention ADASC research to visitors/people on lab tours/on the "about us" section of the university website.
Asking: what did Bush do to adult stem cell research is akin to asking "what did Chernobyl" due to nuclear power plant construction in the US? Not much directly, but quite a bit indirectly. What does the USA have researchwise that China doesn't have? Tons of venture capital, cutting edge equipment all over the place, and a huge array of academic experts. However, the article points out that the state funds promising start ups, they have no trouble getting new material/equipment, and are doing a bit of a brain drain on western academics. China has less regulation on research, fewer watchdog organizations, literal armies of unemployed grad students, and a funding structure that couldn't care less what the public's moral reaction is.
How is it surprising that all things equal, less regulations = faster early development?
Interestingly, I would never have found and bought the game if it weren't for the piracy inspired headline on Slashdot. To the extent that word of mouth is a fairly effective way of promoting legit copies (online multiplayer with friends on vent is very fun for me), I like Stardock more and more with each of these stories.
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How does alchemical belief from two thousand years ago have anything to do with modern technological development? Do you look at the biotech coming out of the USA and shake your head saying "hah, I don't trust that it's real. These people were nothing more than hunter gatherers who believed in God and spirits and demons and witches a thousand years ago."
Ad hominem attacks against nations is somewhat reasonable. Ad hominem attacks against nations for what religious/spiritual beliefs their people had a few thousand years ago is silly. The science and engineering behind their claims will be readily verified by corporations with a vested multi-hundred million dollar stake and by researchers across the world. In the mean time, I'd suggest you try to rein in your disdain and contempt for anything coming out of or having to do with China, as the fact that they are doing *some* useful biotech research is indisputable.
The environment towards biology research having anything to do with stem cells has gotten very hostile over the last 6 years. I do part time work in a biomed engineering lab at my university (UVA), and between many of the higher-up administrators not knowing the difference between embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells and many organizations (PETA and co.) protesting any publication of clinical models involving animal research, it's difficult to get anything really innovative approved. It's gotten to the point where the lab doesn't even mention ADASC research to visitors/people on lab tours/on the "about us" section of the university website.
Asking: what did Bush do to adult stem cell research is akin to asking "what did Chernobyl" due to nuclear power plant construction in the US? Not much directly, but quite a bit indirectly. What does the USA have researchwise that China doesn't have? Tons of venture capital, cutting edge equipment all over the place, and a huge array of academic experts. However, the article points out that the state funds promising start ups, they have no trouble getting new material/equipment, and are doing a bit of a brain drain on western academics. China has less regulation on research, fewer watchdog organizations, literal armies of unemployed grad students, and a funding structure that couldn't care less what the public's moral reaction is.
How is it surprising that all things equal, less regulations = faster early development?
Interestingly, I would never have found and bought the game if it weren't for the piracy inspired headline on Slashdot. To the extent that word of mouth is a fairly effective way of promoting legit copies (online multiplayer with friends on vent is very fun for me), I like Stardock more and more with each of these stories.