"Young theorists especially would love to see supersymmetry go down the drain, because it means that the real thing is something they could invent - not something that was invented by the older generation, " he said.
When I think of how much easier it was to invent new medicines a few decades ago, I usually mention the story of Roche chemist Leo Sternbach, who invented not only Valium but related drugs such as Klonopin and Librium.