Society’s needs cannot be met by applied science alone: A response to Cochrane et al. (2019)

Authors

  • David Glassom School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
  • Ursula M. Scharler School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
  • Angus H.H. Macdonald School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2019/6294

Keywords:

basic research, pure science, actionable research, societal benefit

Published

2019-07-30

How to Cite

Glassom, D., Scharler, U. M., & Macdonald, A. H. (2019). Society’s needs cannot be met by applied science alone: A response to Cochrane et al. (2019). South African Journal of Science, 115(7/8). https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2019/6294

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Section

Commentary