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New Understanding On Scientific Research, Peng Du, Hua Shen, Feng Zhang
New Understanding On Scientific Research, Peng Du, Hua Shen, Feng Zhang
Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)
With the continuous deepening of the nested influence of scientific research and economic society, scientific research has received unprecedented attention. At the same time, it faces bottlenecks in its own development. The scientific research itself, the scientific establishment, and the scientific policy are in a state of change. It is necessary to understand the new laws of scientific knowledge production, and re-understand the interactive relationship between science, technology, and engineering to expand the boundaries of scientific research. This article analyzes the reasons for re-understanding scientific research, expounds the new connotation of scientific research from aspects of object, function and method, …
Not-So-Low-Hanging Fruit: Journey From Identifying Hcv To Proving It Pathogen Of Hepatitis C, Xiaofei Fan, Cheng Zhou
Not-So-Low-Hanging Fruit: Journey From Identifying Hcv To Proving It Pathogen Of Hepatitis C, Xiaofei Fan, Cheng Zhou
Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020 was awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles M. Rice for their contributions in the discovery of hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, eight years lapsed between Houghton hunting down the virus in 1989 and Rice proving HCV alone could cause hepatitis in 1997. How did this seemingly low-hanging fruit turn out to take so long? We reviewed literature to piece together studies during those years, and determined contributions by different groups (Rice's group included). Through a close look into its performance at two milestones (determining the 3'-terminal sequence of …