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As Poincaré said a while ago: The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because
by montalbano 5y ago
As Poincaré said a while ago:
The scientist does not study nature because it is useful;
he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because
it is beautiful. If nature were not beautiful, it would not be worth knowing, and
if nature were not worth knowing, life would not be worth living.
On a separate note, Arabidopsis isn't that pretty yet it has been The Model System in plant science for years..
- flobosg 5y agoModel organisms such as Arabidopsis thaliana are usually chosen based on criteria other than prettiness.
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- devin 5y agoNot in the field you're referring to, but C. Elegans also comes to mind.
- nonameiguess 5y agoYou know, if I could have my time again, I think I would be a microbial ecologist. I would spend my time studying micro-organisms in their natural environment. I'd cut my way through forests of bacteria on a grain of sand. I would imagine myself in a submarine in a drop of water that seemed as large as a lake, and for one more turn around, I would be an explorer naturalist in a new world. E.O. Wilson
- op03 5y agoIts probably cause its easy to grow and you can get 8 generations a year to study in the lab.