Janet, As ususal you read what you want to and cast a blind eye to the rest. I never said or implied that Fox's venture was big business. I merely disgree with the notion that there should be a limit on the number of organzations attempting to find a cure for PD. Greg 47/35/35 > ** Original Subject: RE: MICHAEL / is not a corporate entity / at least not the last time i looked > ** Original Sender: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> > ** Original Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 10:39:33 -0500 > ** Original Message follows... > > At 09:19 AM 2000/03/24 -0500, "Greg Sterling" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >Just what exactly do you think research is? Charity? Wake up and smell > >the coffee! Research is BIG business. Some of the most cutting edge > >research is being performed by pharmaceutical companies and their subsidiaries. > >They surely are not driven by the burning desire to find a cure. > >Greg 47/35/35 > > > holey cow! > how about taking an anti-scepticism treatment? > > the greatest scientific discoveries/breakthroughs > have not been due to corporate funding > > rather > academic curiosity and freedom to explore and wonder > > > j > > janet paterson > 53 now / 41 dx / 37 onset > a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ > 613 256 8340 PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario Canada K0A 1A0 >** --------- End Original Message ----------- ** >