There are almost never scientific studies that instantly produce a new treatment Rarer still are those that truly rewire how we think about something
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This is why expertise is usually so important, and why
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People talk about standing on the shoulders of giants, but these days science is more like making a giant human pyramid with thousands of other researchers worldwide
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If a story doesn't include a discussion of the work that came before and after this current paper, it's missing out on the majority of what the science actually means
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The worst outcome of this is the defunding of basic science - because of the failure to understand the foundation work needed for ‘ground- breaking’ discoveries.
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