Abstract
Academic biomedical science is like music, painting, or other fashionable arts and politics. Concepts that are perceived to be 'in' can become widely accepted and then stagnate, remaining unchallenged for many years, independent of their scientific validity. Fads in biomedical science have been observed to last for years or decades. The reasons for herd mentality and stagnation are manifold, but their recognition allows opportunities for constructive awareness and perhaps effective countermeasures.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 903-910 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Cancer Biology and Therapy |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Grants
- Herd mentality
- Mavericks
- Meetings
- Peer-review
- Philosophy
- Publication
- Research
- Stagnation
- Training
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Medicine
- Oncology
- Pharmacology
- Cancer Research