[oh8eleven]

There is no reason, IMHO, not to throw EVERYTHING at the wall, as it were, in trying to cure/eradicate diseases/viruses/etc.
But there is a reason, and it's right at the heart of the dilemma - no diseases, no funding, no job.

[i_robot73]

To a point, true. But the prestige one would bring (and thus $$$) when/if one were to find a discard that worked or enhanced one already in use or...I doubt EVERYONE in the field would be so myopic to think a single victory would negate all that, when there are SO many to cure/fix/etc. out there.