re: #69 Anymouse

bbc.com

A rather long article on how capitalism killed the dream of antibiotics.

Pretty much boils down to “the tragedy of the commons.”

One proposed solution if a company or individual comes up with a new antibiotic that will overcome currently-resistant bacteria would be to simply pay them not to market it (thus keeping it for true emergencies).

My cynical nature toward corporations is that one of them would take the money and market the stuff anyway.

Or release it at a time of true emergency - at $100,000 a pop.