Scientists need to be free to pursue lines of research which may turn out to be wrong, without fear of financial repercussions. (climateaudit.org)
If that were otherwise, monopoly rights resulting from mere speculation could be enforced to prohibit others from pursuing promising lines of research or innovation. (canadianlawyermag.com)
It was more of a personal interest in them, I wanted to know how their groups looked like, other lines of research in their labs, how their lab looked like. (nextscientist.com)