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". We are in favour of the development of life sciences, biotechnology and, more broadly, of science in general. This is because it is the means to provide the material basis for the progress of humanity and the intellectual basis for its emancipation from all types of prejudices, starting with the obscurantism that is used by religions and various reactionary ideologies, some of which are very fashionable at present, and which periodically bring back the kind of society in which men are not in control of their destiny but are crushed by an unjust, harmful and abhorrent social structure. We reject, however, the many direct and indirect indulgences in the report of private companies. These companies are in no way concerned with what is useful to humanity in terms of the development of science, but rather with what can be sold to customers who have the means to pay for it and provide a profit. We also reject all the calls for public funding in the interests of private capital, even if those interests are hidden behind the needs of research. We therefore abstained from voting on this report."@en1

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