Posted by alexandra_k on January 27, 2014, at 23:49:27
In reply to Re: Corelation does not imply causation » poser938, posted by SLS on January 27, 2014, at 7:30:16
> I guess the science is only as good as the scientists.
this is where i jump up and down. it gives science a bad name - but it shouldn't - because it isn't science.
drug design is more like engineering as an *application* of science than it is like a science.
they aren't really doing experiments in order to understand mental illness. they are doing what is required to be done in order for them to get the patient through in order to make money from sales.
this is why moving away from an academic *research* setting into working in industry, for pharma, is largely considered *selling out*. because it isn't about knowledge anymore. it is about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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