Hi Dansyr. No ill will taken. I appreciate a good discussion on this subject. I worked in the semiconductor for most of my career and I have signed nondisclosure agreements to prevent competitors taking away market share. Is this nefarious? No. Is this smart business practice? Yes.
Most scientific papers we published were either older technology or did not have a significant impact on our proprietary processes. So, when I read papers from 2002 they are either early discoveries meant to inspire further development, or processes that have already been developed but have little consequences to the advance technology already obtained.
Having little knowledge of the larger commercial tissue culture labs, do they operate as the semiconductor industry in the sense of releasing valuable information? I would certainly like to know how the larger labs mass produce orchids faster, cheaper and better!
Bill Gates: “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.”
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