As you might have read/heard by now the Nobel Prize for Medicine was
awarded
to scientists researching nerve cell communication factors.
What I find interesting is that those awards in Medicine usually
cite the practical applications of those discoveries.
It does not appear that just doing basic research -kmowledge
for knowledge sake- is sufficient.
After all ,there is extensive data on the dopamine neurotransmitter.
Just a thought as to if basic research without practical implications
amount to much.
Comments invited.
Michael Sylvester
Daytona Beach,Florida
