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[–] 14 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Banting and Best sold the patent for $1. But they were Canadian.

The cost of insulin has nothing to do with intellectual property.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    They could have run a non-profit organization that leases out access to the patent, with conditions on pricing and availability. IMO, the pair thought that a for-profit health industry would do the right thing, and were betrayed by the rich bastards of society.

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