May 22, 2009
It's Time to Blur the Lines Between Basic and Applied Research
When President Obama said in his Inaugural Address, "We will restore science to its rightful place," the scientific community breathed a deep sigh of relief, shed tears of joy, and gave itself a collective high-five. The stimulus package contains major investments in scientific research, with budget increases for science that we have not witnessed for decades. And yet, while I am hopeful about those changes, as a scientist I feel obligated to ask: Is the science community ready to capitalize
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