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Re:Stargazing technology used to spot cancer by melling on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @08:04AM (#19613729)
It almost makes you wonder if we should be spending significantly more on basic science research.

The dividends paid by basic research are difficult to measure.

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Re:Stargazing technology used to spot cancer by specialist on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @08:54AM (#19614071)
Proton therapy (to treat tumors etc.) is a side benefit of particle accelerators.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_therapy#History

Blows my mind.

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Re:Stargazing technology used to spot cancer by sjg007 on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @08:52AM (#19614063)
Basic research has the biggest bang for the buck.
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