Natural gas fracking well in Louisiana, (c) 2013 Daniel Foster
Promising results on new cystic fibrosis drug
I'll post much more on my recently released study on subsidies to nuclear power over the next few days. However, I wanted to take a momentary break from the world of natural resource subsidies to congratulate my friend Eric Olson and Vertex Pharmaceuticals on the success of their phase 3 trials for a new treatment for cystic fibrosis. It has been a long time coming, and is positive news for a disease that rarely has any.
UPDATE: Here's a good history of the collaboration that led to this success.