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May the work and memory of Ben Barres carry the next generations of scientists.
“died on Dec. 27, 20 months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was 63.” A form of cancer where we have made almost zero progress. What’s it going to take to get more research? It has already been 10 years: https://www.cmu.edu/randyslecture/
It's a difficult problem etc etc The real answer is that the life sciences are currently in a medieval phase. It's like doing physics without algebra or calculus. We should certainly not expect any regular progress. It is extraordinarily inefficient.