Table 1 20th century vs. 21st century biomedical science
From: Launching the "Journal of Biomedical Discovery and Collaboration"
20th Century | 21st Century |
|---|---|
discipline centered | problem centered |
hypothesis testing | hypothesis searching |
collect only the data needed to test an hypothesis | collect extra data needed for the future |
data archiving | data mining (discovery in databases) |
individual scientists and their fiefdoms | flexible, collaborative, multidisciplinary teams |