I might have to re-read the chapter in "How the brain lost its mind?" on the discovery of penicillin as a treatment for syphilis.
From memory there were massive shortages of penicillin, partly because of war, its usefulness in treating other conditions, and it was really hard technically to manufacture at scale. It wasn't until the late 1940s that it started to make significant difference to syphilis patients.
But on reflection, a discovery in 1928, taking say 21 years under a pre-NHS system to be properly useful wasn't bad going, and at least it did actually get discovered and developed.
Nothing wrong with “negotiation” of prices between willing seller and willing buyer. Happens all the time especially when the buyer is a bulk buyer in prodigious quantities. Result: mutually satisfactory price reached.
Or do I suspect that when Biden and his cronies use the word “negotiation” they are being a tad disingenuous? Surely not…..
I might have to re-read the chapter in "How the brain lost its mind?" on the discovery of penicillin as a treatment for syphilis.
From memory there were massive shortages of penicillin, partly because of war, its usefulness in treating other conditions, and it was really hard technically to manufacture at scale. It wasn't until the late 1940s that it started to make significant difference to syphilis patients.
But on reflection, a discovery in 1928, taking say 21 years under a pre-NHS system to be properly useful wasn't bad going, and at least it did actually get discovered and developed.
Nothing wrong with “negotiation” of prices between willing seller and willing buyer. Happens all the time especially when the buyer is a bulk buyer in prodigious quantities. Result: mutually satisfactory price reached.
Or do I suspect that when Biden and his cronies use the word “negotiation” they are being a tad disingenuous? Surely not…..