Rescuing US biomedical research from its systemic flaws
B Alberts, MW Kirschner… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
B Alberts, MW Kirschner, S Tilghman, H Varmus
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2014•National Acad SciencesThe long-held but erroneous assumption of never-ending rapid growth in biomedical
science has created an unsustainable hypercompetitive system that is discouraging even
the most outstanding prospective students from entering our profession—and making it
difficult for seasoned investigators to produce their best work. This is a recipe for long-term
decline, and the problems cannot be solved with simplistic approaches. Instead, it is time to
confront the dangers at hand and rethink some fundamental features of the US biomedical …
science has created an unsustainable hypercompetitive system that is discouraging even
the most outstanding prospective students from entering our profession—and making it
difficult for seasoned investigators to produce their best work. This is a recipe for long-term
decline, and the problems cannot be solved with simplistic approaches. Instead, it is time to
confront the dangers at hand and rethink some fundamental features of the US biomedical …
The long-held but erroneous assumption of never-ending rapid growth in biomedical science has created an unsustainable hypercompetitive system that is discouraging even the most outstanding prospective students from entering our profession—and making it difficult for seasoned investigators to produce their best work. This is a recipe for long-term decline, and the problems cannot be solved with simplistic approaches. Instead, it is time to confront the dangers at hand and rethink some fundamental features of the US biomedical research ecosystem.
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