From: Brett Paatsch (paatschb@ocean.com.au)
Date: Sat Nov 16 2002 - 19:21:28 MST
Avatar Polymorph wrote:
> Spike 66 wrote:
>
> Just when I was about to give up on Michael
> Crichton, he comes up with a plethora of terrific
> scripts this season.
>
> Script refers to medical advances imminent and duty of informing sick
> persons.
>
<snip>
>In Australia it is as though the word "proteomic" comes from Mars,
> when I was in San Franscisco two years ago it was front page of the
business
> section of the local paper!
I'm not exactly a patriot (in 2002 such things do seem a little
"scoundrelly") but this last statement seems a bit harsh. Proteome Systems
Limited was founded by Australian Keith Williams.
http://www.proteomesystems.com/company/default.asp. I think they had to go
to the US to achieve scale and market access (not unusual for Australian
Biotech's), but I recall reading Keith Williams' claims that one of his
Australian associates actually coined the term proteomics. Maybe he did.
Maybe he didn't. But what the average aussie talks about at the footy
(Australian Rules Football) or what gets written up in the popular press is
not the same as what Australian scientists are doing out of the media
spotlight.
Brett
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