Russell McMahon wrote:

> In the case of CF we may waste time and effort on an impossible dream.
> But if there really is a path then failing to be amongst the early
> innovators may lead to not only a loss of the immense financial
> opportunities, but leave 'us' facing unspeakable catastrophe as eg
> nuclear weapon availability falls to the local gang leader level. If
> there's even a very very very slight possibility of the latter occurring
> then throwing a few millions to the researchers every now and then may
> make GW seem a very poor investment indeed by comparison :-).

I'm not following you here... How is accelerating the discovery, or trying
to influence the geopolitical location of the discovery, helping in
avoiding the catastrophe?

Gerhard

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