Very true. Or even just: "A combination of chemicals". What I also find remarkable is how much actual research in biotech is done with public money. And how mu

Very true. Or even just: "A combination of chemicals". What I also find remarkable is how much actual research in biotech is done with public money. And how much big pharma spends on marketing, as opposed to actual research. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/09/pharmaceutical-companies-marketing_n_1760380.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/09/pharmaceutical-comp... I think India's take on pharma products is enlightening. The pharma industry has managed to effect some self-serving changes in India's patent laws. However, as we speak the Supreme Court of India is hearing a case of particular interest. http://theconversation.edu.au/david-and-goliath-novartis-challenges-indias-patent-law-9880 http://theconversation.edu.au/david-and-goliath-novartis-cha...