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big science
scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results
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biological research
scientific research conducted by biologists
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experiment, experimentation
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
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cloning
a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell)
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SCNT, nuclear transplantation, somatic cell nuclear transfer, somatic cell nuclear transplantation
moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another
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stem-cell research
research on stem cells and their use in medicine
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testing
the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works
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trial and error
experimenting until a solution is found
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Michelson-Morley experiment
a celebrated experiment conducted by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley; their failure to detect any influence of the earth's motion on the velocity of light was the starting point for Einstein's theory of relativity
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control experiment
an experiment designed to control for variables affecting the results of another experiment
