Good times in biology

[nancylebov]

Long piece about how much research is happening in biology.

https://guzey.com/how-life-sciences-actually-work/#universities-seem-to-maximize-their-profits-with-good-research-being-a-side-effect

Part of it is about how much you need to investigate to have a well-informed opinion-- in this case, about the condition of a science.

Part of it is about, even though there are research-blocking incentives, there are also a lot of people finding ways to work against those incentives and do research, presumably because there are a lot of people who really want to do research.

And a list of recent discoveries-- I assume things are so lively because the tools keep getting better and biology is so complex that there's a tremendous amount to use the tools on.

Comments

[cmcmck]

I was never much of a one for the hard sciences but I have to admit that biology always sparked an interest. Given my personal history, I suppose there might be reasons for that! :o)

In a different world, rather than ending up as a military historian, I might have found a niche in vulcanology or seismology- those things intrigue me deeply.

[ndrosen]

That link led me to another, which led me reading up on crockpots who were right. Such are the wonders of the Web, and thank you for starting me off.