[Marxism] the drug cartel II: making vaccines w/o people

[Mike Friedman <mikedf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Les,

You are probably aware that the technology isn't new... Insulin has been
produced by g.m. bacteria for years. There are other old examples.

Mike

At 06:45 AM 11/27/2004, you wrote:
> Message: 27
> Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 01:31:30 -0500
> From: Les Schaffer <schaffer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Marxism] the drug cartel II: making vaccines w/o people
> To: marxism@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> last month we discussed the shortage of flu vaccine in the US and how drug
> companies had opted out of the vaccine production business due to low profit
> potential.
>
> now that a compmany using "old" technology has failed to deliver this years
> dose of drugs, vaccine shortages and fear exist, the venture capital spigot
> flows again.
>
> Protein Sciences Corp, a company nearby me in CT has been developing a
> vaccine
> production scheme where the "incubator" is living cells rather than eggs.
> while it holds the promise for speedier development of vaccines without the
> problems like occured in the recent disruption, another feature is sure to
> attract investors. from the Washington Post:


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