<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA["I worry about calls to direct research funding primarily toward work with immediate and obvious applications.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>"I worry about calls to direct research funding primarily toward work with immediate and obvious applications. You can’t just fund the obvious. The most consequential research is often about what is not obvious. If scientists must know the practical outcome before asking the question, they’ll never ask some of the most important questions."</p><p><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2026/10/09/robert-gallo-interleukin-2-human-retroviruses-immunotherapy-basic-science" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>statnews.com/2026/10/09/robert</span><span>-gallo-interleukin-2-human-retroviruses-immunotherapy-basic-science</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" rel="tag">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/medicine" rel="tag">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/science" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/research" rel="tag">#<span>research</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://postcall.pub/topic/c09fc0cc-193d-4c1c-acc9-7dcd485abe70/i-worry-about-calls-to-direct-research-funding-primarily-toward-work-with-immediate-and-obvious-applications.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:42:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://postcall.pub/topic/c09fc0cc-193d-4c1c-acc9-7dcd485abe70.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:02:10 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl></channel></rss>