Cutting funding for "useless research" is killing us.
Every breakthrough started as pointless:
• CRISPR was bacteria defending itself
• mRNA was too unstable to work
• Penicillin was mold
Every breakthrough started as pointless:
• CRISPR was bacteria defending itself
• mRNA was too unstable to work
• Penicillin was mold
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1. Trust scientific curiosity
2. Protect basic research
3. Fund weird questions
Stop demanding immediate applications.
Discovery needs dreamers.