Basic Research: ‘What Has Physics Ever Done for Us?’
While the benefits of basic physics research may not always be so obvious, as the seed from which tomorrow’s big technological advances will grow, it must be nurtured.
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The Impact of Fundamental Science on Researchers and Society
Basic research fosters critical thinking and creativity in addition to generating knowledge that enables unexpected long-term applications. #LiNo17 young scientist Michael Lerch reflects on the role of fundamental science in shaping individual researchers and society as a whole. Basic research fosters critical thinking and creativity in addition to generating knowledge that enables unexpected long-term applications. #LiNo17 young scientist Michael Lerch reflects on the role of fundamental science in shaping individual researchers and society as a whole.
Recycling at the cellular level: autophagy as an evolutionary self-cleaning program
Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his outstanding basic research.Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his outstanding basic research.
Need of a collaboration between clinic and research
Dr. Raghav Bhargava, a young scientist attending the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2014, is a physician in India. He shares his thoughts on how to improve basic research and clinic collaboration in a developing country like India.
Behind the greatest experiments: basic research
Insight must precede application. — Max Planck, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1918 One summer day a young Martin Chalfie walked out of a lab after a particularly frustrating experiment. He thought—quite erroneously—that the life of a scientist was not for him. After teaching high school chemistry for some years, he gave one more try. Working […]