"This is nothing to do with the basic science, that's not the issue," Lawson said.
Tsien and Chalfie worry that, in a worsening budget climate, political pressure could grow to cut funding for the kind of basic science that led to the GFP work.
This is of course the result of a complex array of molecular approaches encompassing superb basic science that led to the identification of these viruses, development of molecular diagnostic tools such as PCR, and their global implementation.
Of course, in any biotech company, there are also lots of opportunities to be involved in the preclinical basic science that is necessary to develop the therapeutic products.
Only the federal government can afford the large-scale basic science that has often led to breakthrough innovations, like the semiconductor, the Internet and many new drugs.
Items pertaining to emerging knowledge, foundations in basic science that would pertain to the hand and wrist section are outlined in another section of the curriculum that focuses on applied basic science topics and current concepts that would be suitable for general knowledge in orthopaedic surgery.
University of Michigan materials science and engineering professor David Martin, along with colleagues from several other departments at Michigan, are working together on the basic science that could lead to bionic limbs that would impress even the 1970s TV hero Steve Austin.
The only surprise here was that Stella didn't smack her hand onto her forehead when she realised the basic science that hadn't occurred to her.
Better knowledge of the causes of climate change, better understanding of climate impacts and adaptation strategies, and the basic science that will lead to renewable energy breakthroughs all require federal funding.
We need a robust research program including basic science that will make our lives and the world a safer, better place; and we need to use the results of that research and science to guide us as we develop policies and programs to clean up our environment and stop our contribution to climate change.
