Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Questions about price markups

[Doug and Terri Anderson (dnt]

> > JIM notes "Typical time from initial work on the molecule to end product 
> > is an average of 15 years.  Piss poor odds I'd say!"

Fifteen years - that was about right even 60 years ago.  The project - find 
a way to increase female fertilization.  Injections of progesterone was 
found to do the trick.  It mimic pregnancy and when the patient was snapped 
off the drug, ovulation and pregnancy odds were increased.

What also was found that during treatment, ovulation stopped, as in 
pregnancy, and the patient became temporarily sterile.  Hmmmm, wonder if 
this would work for birth control.  And it did - but the progesterone was 
hard to come by and the shots were quite painful - wonder if there is 
something out there that mimics progesterone?  There was - JD Serile (sp?) 
and Co found it the root of the Mexican yam and the first birth control pill 
was delivered in the early 60's - Enovid, followed by a competitor 
Orhto-Novum.

Porsche Content - Yes, IT can be done in a 911.  heh heh

DOUG