Comment Re:solved? great! (Score 1) 347
nice ad hominems. i'd post some links, but i doubt you're looking for a real debate on issues. drink some more fluoride, buddy!
Comment solved? great! (Score 1) 347
how wonderful, a fungus/virus combo. i was starting to think it had something to do with the elevated aluminum levels in the soil/plants and the way plants have been genetically modified to produce their own insecticides. glad we cleared this up before some sort of disaster happens.
New Startup Hopes to Push Open Source Pharmaceuticals 101
waderoush writes "Nothing like the open source computing movement has ever caught fire in biology or pharmaceuticals, where intellectual property is king. But drawing inspiration from the people who make Linux software, and the social networking success of Facebook, Merck's cancer research leader has nailed down $5 million to launch a nonprofit biology platform called Sage, which aims to make it easier for researchers around the world to pool their data to make better drugs. 'We see this becoming like the Google of biological science. It will be such an informative platform, you won't be able to make decisions without it,' says Merck's Eric Schadt, a co-founder of Sage. He adds: 'We want this to be like the Internet. Nobody owns it.'"
Comment Re:and now we /. them (Score 1) 202
so why wouldn't they just setup a new website for their clients, and modify their existing website to have a bunch of search links and ads? they could make a lot of money like that if they were on the ball... but i guess complaining is a lot easier.
