basic science
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"The basic science of climate change is very well established," he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
That heavy, coordinated investment has moved the sector past basic science and into practical engineering.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Beyond advancing basic science, this discovery could have practical impact.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2026
In it, Bush argued that funding basic science, the “pacemaker of technological progress,” was imperative for downstream advances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
She got herself some basic science textbooks, a good dictionary, and a journal she’d use to copy passage after passage from biology textbooks: “Cell is a minute portion of living substance,” she wrote.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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