Phil Wigge
@wigge.bsky.social
Prof. Plant Adaptation UniPotsdam, head of Dept Leibniz IGZ. Interested in how plants adapt to climate change.
Reposted by Phil Wigge
It is sad that even basic research needs to be defended with utility. For me, basic research is in the same category as art: civilized societies can't do without it, because we all want to know who we are and what our place in the natural world is -- questions that only science can answer.
May 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
It is sad that even basic research needs to be defended with utility. For me, basic research is in the same category as art: civilized societies can't do without it, because we all want to know who we are and what our place in the natural world is -- questions that only science can answer.
Really important point. And Covid19 is still very much with us and destroying lives.
March 26, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Really important point. And Covid19 is still very much with us and destroying lives.