We should reject the sometimes implied disdain for applied, practical research relative to basic in in advancing basic knowledge.

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Goodfellow now concedes that while the breakthrough had practical implications for cancer research, the intellectual pursuit was what inspired him.

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Furthermore, the participants of seminar gave practical suggestions for improvement of scientific-research and educational potential of investigation and usage of underground water with an adoption of information and communication technologies, including geographical information system and present-day simulation methods and forecasting approach.

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Simon Rippon is a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford's Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics.

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Supporters of the Board, which was created under ACA to control the growth of Medicare, have failed to grasp the greatest looming practical consequence: under IPAB, venture capital funding for new medical technologies and research could be drastically reduced, suffocating the innovation that has led to continued breakthroughs in the healthcare and life sciences fields.

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Looking to put his knowledge to practical work, Goodfellow worked at Britain's Imperial Cancer Research Fund for 13 years.

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It could be argued that this is a moment of great change in business education, not unlike that which led to the Gordon-Howell report, as the research-practical application debate, the emphasis on ethics and the demand for MBAs provoked by the financial crisis come together.

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