39 is not 40.
“39 is not 40” is the vernacular of peptide-positive & coded response to Pharma wanting to hold patents longer & charge more for say, retatrutide. (If it’s 39 amino acids it’s a synthetic not a biologic & that = less $ for Lilly over time). If >40aa it’s $$$$ for much longer.
— Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab) May 21, 2026
There’s a lot to thank big pharma for: they invest huge amounts in drug discovery and trials, and their products save lives. But they are still sinners, and their biggest sins appear when they have a hand in designing America’s bureaucracies. When they do that, they cost taxpayers trillions.
— Crémieux (@cremieuxrecueil) March 13, 2025
“39 is not 40” is the vernacular of peptide-positive & coded response to Pharma wanting to hold patents longer & charge more for say, retatrutide. (If it’s 39 amino acids it’s a synthetic not a biologic & that = less $ for Lilly over time). If >40aa it’s $$$$ for much longer.
“There’s a lot to thank big pharma for: they invest huge amounts in drug discovery and trials, and their products save lives.
But they are still sinners, and their biggest sins appear when they have a hand in designing America’s bureaucracies. When they do that, they cost taxpayers trillions.”
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