The “myth” of basic science?

I’m a clinician, but I’m actually also a translational scientist. It’s not uncommon for those of us in medicine involved in some combination of basic and clinical research to argue about exactly what that means. The idea is translational science is supposed to be the process of “translating” basic science discoveries into the laboratory into…
Source: Respectful Insolence - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Medicine Politics Science Skepticism/critical thinking anthropogenic global warming basic science cancer climate change denial Matt Ridley NIH philanthropy Terence Kealey translational science Source Type: blogs