The Changing Face of Scientific Research

As times have evolved into our current era of corporate and profit based research & development, directions in scientific research have been influenced. No longer do we see scientific research simply endeavored for the sake of understanding our universe but for the sake of experiencing profit. Sadly, research attitudes of the past, the likes of which produced modern day ‘plastic’, are being threatened on many fronts. The following online article provides an introduction to the changing face of scientific research.

The Decline of Unfettered Research

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