Benefits of Basic Research

• U.S. Congress. Joint Economic Committee (JEC). The Pivotal Role of Government Investment in Basic Research. May 2010.

• North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research. About Research. 2010. Annotation: Part of FAQs, states that biomedical research has netted, among other things, treatments, surgical procedures and vaccines that have improved our quality of life.

• Kids4Research. Kids4Research. 2010. Annotation: Funded in part by the American Association for Laboratory and Animal Science. Provides information to students, teachers, and parents on responsible laboratory animal care and use in biomedical/biological research, testing and education and information on the benefits of such research to animals, humans, and the environment. 
  

• Biotechnology Industry Organization. Everywhere You Look: Biotechnology Touches Your Life 2010. Annotation: Discusses how nearly every person is reaping the benefits of biotechnology, whether it comes from hepatitis vaccination, coffee filters, or clothing. 
  

• Council for Chemical Research. The Value of Chemical Research. 2000. Annotation: The website provides links to a three-phase study of the value of chemical research in social, scientific, and economic terms. 
  

• Kornberg, Arthur. 1992. Basic research: the lifetime of medicine. The FASEB Journal. 6, no. 13 (October).

Benefits of Biomedical Research (Related to Health)

• The National Institutes of Health (NIH). Research Matters. Annotation: This website provides regularly updated stories of research successes. 

• The National Institutes of Health (NIH). Research Results for the Public. January 28, 2010.
  

• The National Institutes of Health (NIH). Turning Discovery into Health. Annotation: Describes some of the scientific progress that has resulted from the NIH’s funding of research. It is grouped by types of disease, technology and preventative health.