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		jonknee on Sept 18, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google announces Calico, a new company that will f... > But seriously, the fact that the first thing they do is start a corporation to control the science is not exactly comforting to me. How else would they do it?

ianstallings on Sept 18, 2013 | [–]

Well they could do a non-profit, a trust, setup labs, or just donate to existing research labs. In a business the goal of profit is not just a thing that leaders should be doing, but a legal responsibility to share holders that can't be ignored.

eli_gottlieb on Sept 18, 2013 | [–]

A nonprofit, a national lab, a university...

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