Most of the debate on research policy in Washington DC is over how much to spend, but there is a growing, if inchoate, discussion about what type of work to support. As is often the case, the trend can be spotted through the increasing appearance of buzzwords; two current examples are the somewhat opposing notions of'translational research' (shorter-term work focused on coming up with new products) and 'transformative research' (longer-term work aimed at coming up with new ideas).
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