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Generation of Knowledge in Biology - Coggle Diagram
Generation of Knowledge in Biology
Scientific Method
generating questions
knowledge
something hard to gain funding if no clear purpose
respond to specific need
but might be limited by funding payoff- only developing drugs which can be sold with patents and high prices
commissioned by industry
questions asked which serve commercial purpose
designing method
limited by
available technology
techniques of researcher
funding
ethics
difficulty controlling variables (with human subjects)
interpreting and communicating results
comparing and fitting into body of knowledge
correctly interpreting
limited by
publication bias (researcher not publishing)
doesn't fit with the rest of published work/career
doesn't fit "intended commercial purpose"
acceptance into journals
doesn't fit with current accepted theory
repeating/confirming results, generating laws, theories based on results
repeating results no often done (not exciting for researchers)
Serendipity
discovering something accidentally while trying to answer another question