Re: "basic science", what about "advances in molecular biology and gene editing"? I don't know exactly what the authors have in mind, but CRISPR-Cas, recombinan

Re: "basic science", what about "advances in molecular biology and gene editing"? I don't know exactly what the authors have in mind, but CRISPR-Cas, recombinant DNA, RNA interference, identity of the hox genes, DNA sequencing...all of these were huge advances in basic science in the last 50 years (some of them are also now being used practically). I guess it's tough to really put myself in the shoes of someone living 75 years ago, but from where I'm sitting (I'm a biologist) the basic science is moving so unbelievably fast it's exhilarating.