Actually I think water is pretty common out there compared to magnesium, iron, titanium and aluminum, not to mention the actinides and lanthanides, which are presumably important for space travel regardless of ones' proclivity for thirst.
it's not a problem with science, but rather with the funding of science, which is an administrative and political problem
Absolutely. The extreme competition and unscrupulous behavior we see today is because there is not enough money to go around. When (if) funding is restored to historical levels I expect we will see a concomitant decrease in malfeasance.
This is correct! Just look at the difference in output between scientists in the Soviet Union and the US during the cold war. Our system, in which output is paramount, uses competition to drive scientific work. The USSR had a lot of brilliant, well-funded people, but because there was little pressure to publish the impact of their work was limited.
The problem today is that research is so severely underfunded that competition arises not from the desire for excellence, but because there is simply not enough to go around.
The patent seeker in question didn't invent the gene
Indeed, but what if they had? Enzyme design is already big business, but it's mostly been restricted to in vitro evolution rather than true, "rational" design. Better computational and biochemical tools are changing the situation, though.
If someone designed a protein structure which achieves a novel function (read: a new, molecular machine), should it be eligible for patent? What about the gene that encodes that protein? Is another form of IP more appropriate?
If such an enzyme or its nucleic acid sequence is protected, can I circularly permute it to get around the law (typically circular permutation of DNA sequence leads to the same folded protein structure, which the individual pieces in a different sequential order)?
I wish that these questions could be resolved by science and empiricism instead of a slavish devotion to profit motives and the interests of the power elite.
just one drug candidate can total in the range of $1-2 billion
That's true, but it's not just the R&D and trials costs - it includes marketing. There are a lot of reasons why drug development costs/and/ attrition rates have increased, including over-reliance on target based assays over phenotypic screens (which have higher rates of success but require actual effort and expertise).
I meant to be a little sarcastic; the University of California has better provisioned servers and doesn't need to use a staggered registration to deal with congestion (although some students have priority registration, but that's different).
I have mixed feelings about staggering - unless the weakest link is basic infrastructure it seems like proper coding and provisioning should win out over staggered use.
So what I'm getting from this is that being at war and bombing other countries back (or laterally) to the stone age is actually making people more violent. Whodathiunkit.
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My teachers got wise to that response so I had to start reminding them about Bose-Einstein condensates.
Ah, you mean the states that don't have massive federal tax imbalances?
FTFY
I am competent in (or at least believe in) forming opinions based on presented evidence
Unfortunately that will disqualify you from many other positions as well.
It's impossible to say what would have happened without the war.
So what?
and male employers become suspicious of all females of that age
FTFY.
How high...
Actually I think water is pretty common out there compared to magnesium, iron, titanium and aluminum, not to mention the actinides and lanthanides, which are presumably important for space travel regardless of ones' proclivity for thirst.
Were, and may still be.
space is an illusion we use to make sense of the pattern
FTFY
By this logic, you also can't measure distances because space could be infinite.
Are they capable of patriotism and the respect for rights and the rule of law that that patriotism (in the US) entails?
it's not a problem with science, but rather with the funding of science, which is an administrative and political problem
Absolutely. The extreme competition and unscrupulous behavior we see today is because there is not enough money to go around. When (if) funding is restored to historical levels I expect we will see a concomitant decrease in malfeasance.
Publish or perish is good.
This is correct! Just look at the difference in output between scientists in the Soviet Union and the US during the cold war. Our system, in which output is paramount, uses competition to drive scientific work. The USSR had a lot of brilliant, well-funded people, but because there was little pressure to publish the impact of their work was limited.
The problem today is that research is so severely underfunded that competition arises not from the desire for excellence, but because there is simply not enough to go around.
Dunno, but for sure they can be held in contempt.
So...is it a neuter name or what? (Clearly you are the only one qualified to answer).
...but the DMV has always been understaffed. Or so I am given to understand.
The patent seeker in question didn't invent the gene
Indeed, but what if they had? Enzyme design is already big business, but it's mostly been restricted to in vitro evolution rather than true, "rational" design. Better computational and biochemical tools are changing the situation, though.
If someone designed a protein structure which achieves a novel function (read: a new, molecular machine), should it be eligible for patent? What about the gene that encodes that protein? Is another form of IP more appropriate?
If such an enzyme or its nucleic acid sequence is protected, can I circularly permute it to get around the law (typically circular permutation of DNA sequence leads to the same folded protein structure, which the individual pieces in a different sequential order)?
I wish that these questions could be resolved by science and empiricism instead of a slavish devotion to profit motives and the interests of the power elite.
just one drug candidate can total in the range of $1-2 billion
That's true, but it's not just the R&D and trials costs - it includes marketing. There are a lot of reasons why drug development costs /and/ attrition rates have increased, including over-reliance on target based assays over phenotypic screens (which have higher rates of success but require actual effort and expertise).
Oh yeah, and PORK.
If you don't like naming them after places, why single us out? Ytterby, Sweden has four elements named after it.
(Posted from Berkeley).
The FBI has a massive kiddie porn vault? Horrifying.
It seems like this has been removed. Do you know how to install or active nView with current drivers?
I meant to be a little sarcastic; the University of California has better provisioned servers and doesn't need to use a staggered registration to deal with congestion (although some students have priority registration, but that's different).
I have mixed feelings about staggering - unless the weakest link is basic infrastructure it seems like proper coding and provisioning should win out over staggered use.
Reminds me of registration time at a California State University campus.
If you read /. and can't delete or refuse a cookie then the presence of the "paywall" wont affect your ability to usefully RTFA.
This right here, is why the city folk don't look each other in the eye anymore.
Don't believe there's a difference? Take a trip to Mendo.
So what I'm getting from this is that being at war and bombing other countries back (or laterally) to the stone age is actually making people more violent. Whodathiunkit.