PLoS Biology (Jan 2013)

Science incubators: synthesis centers and their role in the research ecosystem.

  • Allen Rodrigo,
  • Susan Alberts,
  • Karen Cranston,
  • Joel Kingsolver,
  • Hilmar Lapp,
  • Craig McClain,
  • Robin Smith,
  • Todd Vision,
  • Jory Weintraub,
  • Brian Wiegmann

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001468
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
p. e1001468

Abstract

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How should funding agencies enable researchers to explore high-risk but potentially high-reward science? One model that appears to work is the NSF-funded synthesis center, an incubator for community-led, innovative science.