Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of ...

In these financially straitened times, funders must recognize that great discoveries often arise from work that was looking ...

The federal government is more likely to fund curiosity-driven basic research, while industry is more likely to support ...

Easton R. White is an assistant professor of biology at the University of New Hampshire who studies biodiversity and ...

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Dr. Steven Henikoff, a molecular biologist at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, has won the prestigious Rosenstiel Award for ...

For example, the Nobel prize in economic science, awarded this week, underlined the importance of funding basic research.

On October 25, the Opening Ceremony of the 2025 World Laureates Forum and the Award Ceremony of the 2025 World Laureates ...

GUEST COMMENTARY—During a recent venture capital class, I was asked: what percentage of a biotech startup’s equity should a university retain when it is the company’s founders who conceive the key ...

On the following pages, you’ll meet just a few of the UAB scientists whose discoveries hold tremendous potential to transform the treatment landscape for a variety of diseases, from kidney disease to ...