Can somebody explain to me where the problem is with this approach? Namely, if there is a protein which
a) binds to all the possible pathogens harmful to humans; b) can be reliably attached to a magnetic particle; c) never binds to useful things in the blood (e.g. erythrocytes)
There is a huge entrance cost in this market. The new journal would have to make it to the relevant lists to start being a realistic alternative.
However, I think the problem is almost non-existent, at least in Physics. There is some competition: APS, IOP, Elsevier publish reasonably good journals (not sure if Nature and Science are independent or belong to those three). At least the former two (to my best knowledge) have no problem with preprints being put on arxiv.org . Thus, one gets open access (on arxiv), as well as peer review (on the journal) for the cost not having open access to the full text on the journal website (as universities/libraries pay for that).
Well, taking the same perspective on evolution does not take long to conclude that chickens have struck a bargain with us. We eat them and their eggs, while making their population larger than ever before.
I think that if there are people willing to paint their art for free on trains, there will be people willing to fight the tech attacking the people painting on trains for free! Brace yourselves, the first drone fights are coming!
Some Swedes do not know, that other Swedes are about to start burning garbage in Lithuania (one of the Baltic countries): http://www.fortum.lt/chp-plant .
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Can somebody explain to me where the problem is with this approach? Namely, if there is a protein which
a) binds to all the possible pathogens harmful to humans;
b) can be reliably attached to a magnetic particle;
c) never binds to useful things in the blood (e.g. erythrocytes)
is it not magically amazing? Where's the catch?
There is a huge entrance cost in this market. The new journal would have to make it to the relevant lists to start being a realistic alternative. However, I think the problem is almost non-existent, at least in Physics. There is some competition: APS, IOP, Elsevier publish reasonably good journals (not sure if Nature and Science are independent or belong to those three). At least the former two (to my best knowledge) have no problem with preprints being put on arxiv.org . Thus, one gets open access (on arxiv), as well as peer review (on the journal) for the cost not having open access to the full text on the journal website (as universities/libraries pay for that).
Also, there is the question of your computer being tapped by some javascript running on an ad network. Encryption is not very useful then, is it?
Well, taking the same perspective on evolution does not take long to conclude that chickens have struck a bargain with us. We eat them and their eggs, while making their population larger than ever before.
I think that if there are people willing to paint their art for free on trains, there will be people willing to fight the tech attacking the people painting on trains for free! Brace yourselves, the first drone fights are coming!
Some Swedes do not know, that other Swedes are about to start burning garbage in Lithuania (one of the Baltic countries): http://www.fortum.lt/chp-plant .