Obtaining financial support for scientific research is generally more difficult for work that is fundamental in nature rather than applied. Bruce C. Gibb contemplates how topics such as complexity might get their share — and why it is vital that they do.
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Gibb, B. Funding complexity?. Nature Chem 1, 513–514 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.376
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