Most Individuals in Academia Are Basic Researchers,funded Through Research Grants

question 20

Multiple Choice

Most individuals in academia are basic researchers,funded through research grants from agencies or foundations.Based on your knowledge of applied research,an industrial company would most likely employ individuals

• A)who develop alternative fuel sources.
• B)who identify a new species of beetle in the Amazon rainforest.
• C)looking at novel proteins involved in the development of a neurological disease.
• D)who document fossils found in a specific archeological expedition.

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