Biomedicine in Reverse
Pundits have long predicted that biology would dominate the twenty-first century, just as physics dominated the twentieth century. But, with investment in biomedical R&D falling rapidly in recent years, the “century of biology” may turn out to be little more than a fantasy.
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LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA – Pundits have long predicted that biology would dominate the twenty-first century, just as physics dominated the twentieth century. But biomedical research has yet to achieve the kind of productivity increases that accompanied the industrialization of combustion, electricity, and electronics. Will the “century of biology” turn out to be little more than a fantasy?