basic science
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basic sciencesExample Sentences
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“The National Science Foundation is the singular agency within our government that has as its focus making sure that we stay ahead in basic science, technological developments, training the next generation of scientists and engineers.“
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 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
"This work demonstrates how basic science can uncover actionable insights into treatment resistance. Understanding how cancer cells switch states gives us a more strategic way to design combination treatments."
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
"This new research gets us closer to that ultimate goal while advancing basic science along the way."
From Science Daily • Oct. 17, 2025
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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