ESSAY
"SARS: Killer Infectious Disease or High Potency Commercial Market?"

Categories

David Smith

May 6, 2003

World

National

Economics/Business

Health

Travel

Biotechnology

SARS

Excerpt (first and last two sentences)
"Much attention has been paid in recent months to the spread of SARS, or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.  The World Health Organization has designated China, Hong Kong, and Toronto, Canada to be the most critical areas of infection....
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Many of the companies and scientists involved have made clear statements that relay a sense of urgency in making patent filings that is created by the possible economic opportunity that SARS related developments offer.  The contrast that results when one compares the statement of Salk with the hundreds of patents related to SARS is a startling reminder of the commercial direction that basic science is moving."

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