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Having spent 5 years working directly with biologists at a major research center, I can confidently say that biologists don't want better tools. They have no in
by zerohp 15y ago
Having spent 5 years working directly with biologists at a major research center, I can confidently say that biologists don't want better tools. They have no interest in software beyond the bare minimum it takes to confirm the result they expect to see.
- polyfractal 15y agoTrue, if a bit cynical. Biologists are like any other profession - resistant to change. Many research biologists are not tech-savvy and afraid or unwilling to learn new computer-aided techniques, algorithms, tools, etc. This is further compounded by ancient tenured PIs who went to grad school before typewriters were mainstream and a publishing and grant system that stifles innovation.