My point on the cancer argument is I don't think we'd be much further ahead if we had thrown more money and research at it. There is only so much you can do with the tools you have.
If you read modern scientific papers, the techniques used just didn't exist, and couldn't exist earlier. Working with Crispr would require the human genome project to be done first. And that couldn't be completed without computers capable of crunching the massive amount of data. And those couldn't be created without advancements in microprocessor design.
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