National Center for Science Education; Oakland, CA USA.
RNA Biol. 2014;11(3):205-6. doi: 10.4161/rna.27701. Epub 2014 Jan 17.
Fundamental observations about nature sometimes take a circuitous and utterly unpredictable course from bright idea to demonstrably practical impact. The tale of how Carl Woese's basic insights about microbial diversity eventually contributed to the emergence of a new field of science with numerous potential applications is just such a story.
关于自然界的基本观察有时会从灵光一现到具有明显实际影响的过程中经历曲折和完全不可预测的路线。卡尔·沃斯(Carl Woese)关于微生物多样性的基本见解最终如何促成了一个具有众多潜在应用的新科学领域的出现,这个故事就是这样一个例子。