The importance of basic research
“no one wants to see taxpayers’ monies being misspent. But world-changing discoveries often occur unexpectedly and are built on years…decades — of fundamental research that expanded our knowledge of the world”
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From MRI to Ozempic: breakthroughs that show why fundamental research must be protected
In these financially straitened times, funders must recognize that great discoveries often arise from work that was looking for something completely different.
