Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!pacbell.com!ucsd!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!uunet!olivea!apple!bionet!kristoff From: kristoff@genbank.bio.net (David Kristofferson) Newsgroups: bionet.molbio.bio-matrix Subject: Re: No Insults Intended, But... Message-ID: Date: 9 Feb 91 07:21:43 GMT References: <5654@husc6.harvard.edu> Organization: GenBank Online Service Lines: 17 > So, would it be correct to paraphrase this as: "As long as scientists > don't mind not doing 'real science' there will be plenty of money for them?" > > Non-woof If one wants to be cynical, yes. I was trying to emphasize the fact that many scientists are hung up over "real science." It is also possible to contribute to the progress of science in a non-academic (gasp) support role (gag) AND be happy doing it (AND sometimes make a bigger contribution to progress than those engaged in solitary research projects ... look at how many publications never even get cited). Of course, one can imagine the psychological trauma that such a change might entail if this meant giving up one's dreams of getting into the history books 8-) (sly grin). Woof