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It's OK, the silicon valley companies and other private sector institutions who have benefited so much from investment by the DoD and ARPA are ready to address any investment shortfall to the sciences, right?

I mean, investing in a startup that has a value proposition based on real scientific research is the same as investing in the research in the first place. Am I right?

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> investing in a startup that has a value proposition based on real scientific research is the same as investing in the research in the first place

Not necessarily, if invest in science you're investing in the lab producing publishable results, without the constraint of bringing a product to market. The two don't necessarily overlap.

I read his/her comment as sarcastically implying that that wasn't the case. :)

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