"Of course there has been no basic breakthrough," he said.
This model of vaccine development probably will not work to develop the first vaccines for complex diseases like AIDS and malaria, in which basic scientific breakthroughs are still necessary, experts said.
This despite a plethora of basic research breakthroughs abroad that made SMA ripe for drug development.
While the U.S. leadership has clearly failed to produce the most basic of breakthroughs -- getting the parties to agree on the reason for talks -- the second Obama administration is still in its early days and one should not, at this stage, talk about his administration throwing in the towel.
Although VEGF is a very promising compound, translating the basic science breakthroughs into clinical practice is the major challenge ahead.
Although VEGF is a very promising compound, there is a major challenge ahead that is to translate the basic science breakthroughs into clinical practice.
After more than a decade of gene discovery efforts and numerous basic and translational breakthroughs [ 20], many challenges remain for achieving levels of unusual fatty acid accumulation in engineered oilseeds that approach the high levels typically found in seeds of non-agronomic gene source species.
Since 1981, AFAR has advanced basic research and breakthroughs in the science of healthy aging by supporting more than 4,000 talented MDs, PhDs, and students across the country.
Arthur D. Levinson, then head of Genentech, said the company prided itself on a culture that stressed basic research, innovation, breakthrough drugs and, above all, the well-being of patients.
"The foundation is gone," Mr. McGee said, "but the legacy lives on in breakthrough basic scientific knowledge about AIDS/H.I.V., which has spurred further research, and critical steps accomplished toward a cure".
