The Glue of Life
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Since then the pace has swiftly accelerated. Biotech companies are scrambling to capitalize on sticky science. "Thousands of papers are coming out. It's crazy, absolutely crazy," exults Jean Paul Thiery, director of research for the French National Center of Scientific Research. The excitement serves as a reminder that the best guidepost for research may be what it has always been: the persistent pull of curiosity and the tenacity of scientists who ignore fashion and stick with it.
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