It was in honor of those evenings that he named two of the characters after his friends: Salviati, who here speaks entirely for Galileo, and Sagredo, who represents an honest non-scientist of common sense.
For example, the last two decades of genetic discoveries have substantially strengthened scientists' understanding of common ancestry and the tree of life.
Wrong interpretations by scientists or applications of "common sense" about the origins of some human features can be used in these teaching activities.
Ideally, these courses result in a regional network of scientists with common interests and expertise.
Google has financially backed a project from a Harvard University scientist to unlock the secrets of common diseases by decoding the DNA of 100,000 people.
And there seemed to be a general denial, suggested Barthélémy Courmont, a political scientist, of what is a common analysis, which is the inexorable weakening of American global influence, as countries like China, Brazil and India begin to wield greater regional and economic power.
Genetically modified crops are produced by scientists who create new forms of common crops like cassava, maize and plantain.
In my last Next Wave column, I introduced the topic of entrepreneurism and described how there is a lot of common ground between scientists and entrepreneurs.
Long experience has taught me this about the progress of science: Communities of scientists typically work within a framework of common understanding, rarely questioning the scientific basis of that understanding.
The experience of our collaborative grouping suggests that close interactions between scientists and clinicians enables the development of common research themes targeted at providing insight into one aspect of the complex aetiology of preterm labour.
The definition of reference genes is important as the use of common sets of reference genes by scientists allows direct comparisons between studies.
