In thinking about this new project of mine, the topic of IP concerns has come up (which is why I'm not really discussing here, much to my chagrin. Never fear---I will come up with more fun science for you all!)
And I ended up thinking back to last year...it was the first time I was in a "closed" meeting. The meeting was at the Broad Institute (so you know - it's said Brode, not Broad - I looked like an idiot the first time I said it, so...yes). Anyway, it was a meeting of a consortion for infectious diseases, and it talked about novel drug discovery for malaria. I don't know - it just strikes me as kind of interesting how much science can be hampered by IP...yes, it does protect people and their inventions, but other times it's just a great big pain in the behind. I want science to progress. I want science to discover important things. And how does that happen if people don't talk to each other? How do we fix this system? I have no idea.
...and now back to your regularly scheduled Tuesday.
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This is a hot topic in my field too. This link can help you get involved toward change: http://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/2010/01/12/acrl-and-ala-submit-comments-on-public-access-to-federally-funded-research-encourage-members-to-do-likewise-by-jan-21/
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