University:
Loyola University Maryland
Course:
BL 111 | Environmental Biology
Academic year:

2024
Views:

154

Pages:

2
Author:

Natasya J.

Basic & Applied Science Basic science or pure saence seeks to expand knou ledge regardless of the short-term application of that knowledge. It is not focused on developing a product or a service of Immediate public or commercial value. The immediate goal of bosic saence is knowledge for knowledge's sake, though this cont not mean that in the end it may not result in anapplication. In contrast, applied scence aums to use science to solve real- world problems. such as improving crop yield, fund a cure for a particular disease, or save animals threatened by a natural disaster. In applied saence, the problem is usually detined for the researcher. Some individuals may perceive applied science as "useful" and basic saence as "useless". Many scentists think that a basic understandung of suence is necessary before an app- lication is developed: therefore, applied science relies on the results generated through basic science. Other scentists think that it is time to move on from basic scence and instead to find solutions to actual problems. Both approarhes are valid. It is true that there are problems that demand Immediate attention: however, few solutions would be found without the help of the knowledge generated though basic saence.