Are basic and applied research equally important? - NobelPrize.org

The nature of discovery

Are basic and applied research equally important?

Should you look to be at the front of a new field?

What kind of work can lead to a Nobel Prize?

Do you focus on a single scientific problem?

Did your GFP experiments work first time?

How certain should you be before you publicise a new discovery?

Should you move on when you’ve solved a research problem?

How do you react to really exciting data?

Can you describe a eureka moment?

What is the best part of the scientific process?