"Addressing these issues requires the integration of disciplinary and multidisciplinary research, natural and social science, and basic research and practical applications," the authors wrote.
(9) To improve the prognosis of cancer patients, including those afflicted with MM, basic research and clinical research must be translated into practical applications.
Practical processes must be developed to reap the rewards of basic research, and without down-to-earth applied research there will be no sustained basic research.
For the past years, much new knowledge and many techniques have been introduced into the basic researches and clinical practices of otolaryngology and head and neck for a comprehensive understanding of diseases and practical clinical applications.
It is unknown whether MBD5 or MBD6 also bind methylated DNA; this question has interest for basic research, but also practical consequences for human health, as MBD5 deletions are the likely cause of certain cases of mental retardation.
Taken together, exploitation of this novel promoter/enhancer might be expected to benefit research across both basic and practical sciences.
This journal aims to help integrate basic science, clinical research and practical implementation of research findings.
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