Basic research includes theoretical research and early-stage investigations in the laboratory or field. A tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity is essential. Typical Job Functions. Basic research is ...

Basic research that doesn’t have a specific industrial or experimental application still adds value outside the lab by engaging people with exciting research.

What basic science research has given us. We used to be better at supporting fundamental science. According the report, we wouldn't have the growing number of cancer therapies that we have now ...

The winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine made a discovery that helped create the COVID-19 vaccines. They couldn’t have anticipated the tremendous impact of their findings.