• Question: if you could find a cure for the equine flu would you sell it or give it away?

    Asked by anon-197558 to Dan on 14 Mar 2019.
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      Dan Porter answered on 14 Mar 2019:


      I would give it away for free because I believe in science for the good of humankind. That said, if I sold it I would have many to develop cures for other diseases.

      I guess it comes down to where you think money for science should come from – should it be paid for in taxes and handed out in research grants, with scientists competing for the funding, or should it come from businesses, with companies deciding which science they can develop quickly into a useful product?

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