CRISPR Heroes

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CRISPR Heroes

Heroes CRISPR diabolical ... Fables

CRISPR-case.9 is a new publishing method of DNA; it opens up new technical and industrial prospects: read this article World. This is the subject of fashion. And already the subject of controversy. Which can be patented? Who can claim the Nobel Prize?

Any resemblance to the issue in question of Who discovered the virus? Who can patent the corresponding test? The 'Nobels' crush the non-Nobel notoriety? Any resemblance ... Is not coincidental. The story repeats itself ...

We remember that Paris (J. Chirac ...) had dared to stand up to Washington and get a deal.
The time when Paris was audible are gone ...

The squabble explodes in the public space by a historic apology published in CELL by Pr. Eric Lander, excellent teacher and inspirer of great projects, boss of the BROAD Institute, big thing full of money, at Harvard. The free version, complete, is available in my complete bibliographic record, which can be downloaded here. In "General."

The controversy: to simplify, CRISPR is great because:
- This is applicable to humans, therefore Zhang (Harvard) and patents deserves Nobel Price
- It is applicable to all, so Doudna and Charpentier deserve Nobel and patents

Yesterday, European research base. Today patent war between Berkeley and Harvard.
The temptation is to write the story in his own way, and to silence the warning.
It reminds us how to reach a consensus on the Nobel (HIV), it took some deviate. Leibowitch left interesting accounts of that time. The Nobel award more than 3 researchers. And this is not the discovery itself that is honored.
The twenty-first, it's a shame ...
Berkeley replies: with this ticket of Michael Eisen, see this post N. Comfort.
It is true that the maneuvering Lander has dug up the hatchet.
There is something amazing to see an evil genius at the top of his art, and Eric Lander is a diabolical genius at the height of his art.
The recent trial in Lander CELL entitled "The heroes of CRISPR" is his masterpiece, at once so diabolical and yet so brilliant that I find it hard not to stay stunned even if I ' imagine cackling loudly in his den Kendall Square, giant laser weapon in the back, ready to destroy Berkeley him if we do not challenge our patents.

truncated Studies and spin-doctors diabolical

What is important here is the extraordinary ability of the spin-doctors, crowned with sounding titles, to accommodate the sauce that suits them. Even amputate design information.

With us, it is the SMART START and testing, we are rehashed all the sauces. Critics have dared to point out that the excess mortality had not taken place in Europe. Are reduced to silence or marginalize.

In SMART, excess mortality is concentrated in the US (mainly cardiovascular, 92% of deaths for Americans 50% of participants!). In START she appears only in the townships of South Africa, the failing health care system: tuberculosis, suicide, homicide! inconceivable risks with us ....

Geography has a more decisive role that the treatment strategy. But hush!

Transposing among us shamelessly risks that exist elsewhere. Diabolical...

Those who have the means to carry these media battles earn.

Yet our lives are worth more than their profits. Our patients deserve better ...