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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Yet how many times have we heard something like this come over the news? They had the same thing come out of the UWO once too and it disappeared. We heard they had a vaccine for HIV as well but you can't get it. If you catch HIV they can treat it so you can live an almost full lifespan providing you take the medication for your lifetime. Big bucks there. Coming up with a cure is one thing, getting it released to the public is a whole new ball game.
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We have heard it many times inn the news because they often sensationalize minor breakthroughs. The HIV vaccine is still in clinical trials from what i understand. If I owned the patent for an HIV vaccine, why would I not sell it? If I owned the patent for HIV meds and didn't want a vaccine to come out, why would I research it. The whole conspiracy thing is annoying and illogical.
I can promise you if a researcher discovers the"cure for cancer" he would not just quit after the results are found because someone offered him money. You can bet he would want to be known as the man who cured cancer.
As for not investing in researching a drug that cannot be patented, why would we hold drug companies accountable? What is in it for them?