Fifty Years of Evolution in Biological Research: Progress and Decline

Balthazart, Jacques

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Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all); Ethics; Neuroendocrinology; science quality

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[en] Research in biology and all basic sciences has undergone profound transformations in recent decades. We have seen the development of extremely sophisticated techniques, allowing us to study, in an objective manner, questions that were still considered science fiction at the end of the 20th century. All of this has allowed us to develop an in-depth knowledge of vast subjects, such as the biology of the brain, for example. Fifty Years of Evolution in Biological Research presents a panorama of these different technical advances. However, at the same time, there has been an increase in the number of constraints on researchers, a monetization of research and a correlative pressure to continually publish in more prestigious journals. This has resulted in a certain degradation of the quality of research activity. This book analyzes this evolution and proposes solutions.

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Balthazart, Jacques ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques

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Fifty Years of Evolution in Biological Research: Progress and Decline

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2023

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wiley

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978-1-394-23663-3
978-1-78630-878-8

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1 - 153

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