Friday, February 26, 2010

Translational and basic science

Just some notes to myself to research. Thoughts came out of Peggy Zelenka's retirement party plus the PI mtg discussion about translational research.

When did scientists say the earth is round? How long was it from then until someone carried that out into trying to sail around the world (get to a location from the opposite direction). Started with basic science and hypotheses, but the practical implications of that science ended up being the “discovery” and colonization of the Americas by Europe.

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