Grant System Leads Cancer Researchers to Play It Safe Export

@article{citeulike:5017263, abstract = {Many grants for cancer research involve research unlikely to break new ground. ” These grants are not silly, but they are only likely to produce incremental progress,” said Dr. Robert C. Young, chancellor at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia and chairman of the Board of Scientific Advisors, an independent group that makes recommendations to the cancer institute. Dr. Otis W. Brawley, chief medical officer at the cancer society, said the whole cancer research effort remained too cautious. ” The problem in science is that the way you get ahead is by staying within narrow parameters and doing what other people are doing,” Dr. Brawley said. ” No one wants to fund wild new ideas.”}, author = {Kolata, G.}, citeulike-article-id = {5017263}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/health/research/28cancer.html?_r=1&th&emc=th}, day = {27}, editor = {Time, New Y.}, journal = {New York Times}, keywords = {philosophy}, month = {June}, posted-at = {2009-06-30 02:11:19}, priority = {0}, title = {Grant System Leads Cancer Researchers to Play It Safe}, url = {http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/health/research/28cancer.html?_r=1&th&emc=th}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5017263 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5017263 N2 - Many grants for cancer research involve research unlikely to break new ground. “These grants are not silly, but they are only likely to produce incremental progress,” said Dr. Robert C. Young, chancellor at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia and chairman of the Board of Scientific Advisors, an independent group that makes recommendations to the cancer institute. Dr. Otis W. Brawley, chief medical officer at the cancer society, said the whole cancer research effort remained too cautious. “The problem in science is that the way you get ahead is by staying within narrow parameters and doing what other people are doing,” Dr. Brawley said. “No one wants to fund wild new ideas.” JF - New York Times TI - Grant System Leads Cancer Researchers to Play It Safe KW - philosophy AU - Kolata, G A2 - Time, New PY - 2009/06/27/ UR - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/health/research/28cancer.html?_r=1&th&emc=th ER -