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Giving it away

    Nature volume 442, pages 122–123 (2006)Cite this article

    Charities are starting to operate like venture capitalists, putting their cash into fledgling drug companies. Virginia Gewin reports.

    Robert Beall, a 63-year-old biochemist turned patient advocate, believes it is past time for charities to change their approach to finding treatments and cures.

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