ZOOLOGY 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1, 3: Asymmetric Carbon, Galactose, Peptide
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Majority (88. 7%) agree that it is a waste of government money: basic science projects highlighted to emphasize waste of money. Individual projects can seem irrelevant in the grand scheme of an area of research or not in context. Applied research is based on and builds off of basic research. Researcher"s opinion is that the government should fund the research in order to keep the united states ahead in the global economy. Investment is cheaper than the military, but should not be a personal investment because the profits are not instantaneous. Congress allots a certain amount of funds to the nsf, but then they are not in charge of deciding which projects receive those funds. Funding decisions are made by panels of expert field scientists and peer review. Male competition is a driving force behind male traits that can be harmful to female ducks.
