They definitely had sex appeal and make a good story, but they didn't make any money. When the rubber hits the road, if you're not delivering it is hard to go out and get investors.
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That would make for a much quicker response to a flu outbreak, and would help move vaccine technology into the 21st century. Right now vaccine technology is in the middle of the 20th century. It just doesn't make sense to rely on outdated methods that have been around 40 years.
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