The basic researcher is driven by curiosity and a desire to explore unknown territory. Basic research includes theoretical research and early-stage investigations in the laboratory or field. A ...

Basic research is at the foundation of all scientific discoveries, underlying the innovative cures and treatments developed at Fred Hutch. Founded in 1981, the Basic Sciences Division has continually ...

The DOE SC program in Basic Energy Sciences (BES) announces a re-competition of the Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) program and encourages both new and renewal applications. Applications from ...

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A big waste of money or the engine of marketplace innovation? That's how some people see basic scientific research. Now a new study shows how basic research and inventions are connected. Scientific ...

Matt Valle, left, of the C.M. Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center, plants seeds with greenhouse manager Eric Haddix in a UC Davis greenhouse. (UC Davis photo) While we’re enjoying the last days of ...

As the federal administration has moved to slash public funding for research and education at all levels, and as the government now enters into what could be a prolonged shutdown, many researchers are ...

A new report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology lists four landmark scientific achievements of the last year: the first spacecraft landing on a comet; the discovery of a new fundamental ...

Have you ever been curious how amazing new discoveries in science and technology reach medical professionals to save lives and improve healthcare? The process is called translational research and it ...