Mark Walport (Wellcome Trust)
caliban
13 Oct 2010
said today
"I'm not sure I want to live to 200 - it might be a bit boring"
with Government cutbacks, Wellcome is set to become the No.1 funding body for biomedical research in the UK.
"I'm not sure I want to live to 200 - it might be a bit boring"
with Government cutbacks, Wellcome is set to become the No.1 funding body for biomedical research in the UK.
Marios Kyriazis
19 Oct 2010
Sadly, (or maybe not), the future of biomedical research will be left to wealthy philanthropists. Apart from those based in the USA/Europe, there is an increasing interest from Oriental billionaires.
maxwatt
19 Oct 2010
Sadly, (or maybe not), the future of biomedical research will be left to wealthy philanthropists. Apart from those based in the USA/Europe, there is an increasing interest from Oriental billionaires.
It's a Chinese tradition: first acquire wealth and power, then seek immortality. The emperor supported Chinese medicine, and the court herbalists came up with some formulas that were effective enough that the herbalists were not executed.
Not a bad target for outreach.
