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I'm curious how much of the research going into Nature if funded by the US government.
by nscalf 4y ago
I'm curious how much of the research going into Nature if funded by the US government.
- A_D_E_P_T 4y agoThis particular paper was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, along with various other Chinese organizations. China's biology/biotech research is top-tier, these days, and the Chinese government actively funds quite a lot of basic research in the life sciences. Interestingly, very little of it seems to translate to in-country pharmaceutical development.
- graphe 4y agoYou are wrong. You can buy peptides there. I have. Even the Russian peptides aren't made in Russia at all.
- A_D_E_P_T 4y agoWhen was the last time you heard of a Chinese pharmaceutical company with a novel, non-generic product? Sure, the Chinese make existing drugs and APIs. They're probably the world leaders in generic peptide production. They also do a lot of basic research. What is lacking -- what is proportionately small -- is their share of innovative new drugs developed. This is slowly changing, but the Chinese are way behind in drug development and commercialization. That's what I meant.
- graphe 4y agoPlenty of times. They acedate some of the compounds for instance to make them last longer. If you want custom peptides you can get it at a price.
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- tgv 4y agoOpen a journal, sample a bunch of articles. Usually, there's an acknowledgement (sometimes in the first footnote) with the program that funded the research. If there is none, it's possibly a regular, university funded project, in which case you'd have to look up the uni's funding. E.g., for this article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-023-00361-w#Ack1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-023-00361-w#Ack1