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Scientific Knowledge as a Public Good
Thinking about benefits of research to society could break down barriers
The Scientist 2005, 19(12):10
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Life scientists are accustomed to thinking about quantifying the products of their knowledge in terms of such things as papers published, discoveries made, or, in the case of applied science, diseases treated. But there is another useful way to think about the value of scientific knowledge, which is as a public good.
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