Journal of Experimental Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 227(18)
Published: Sept. 15, 2024
ABSTRACT JEB has broadened its scope to include non-hypothesis-led research. In this Perspective, based on our lab's lived experience, I argue that is excellent news, because truly novel insights can occur from ‘blue skies’ idea-led experiments. Hypothesis-led and hypothesis-free experimentation are not philosophically antagonistic; rather, the latter provide a short-cut an unbiased view of organism function, intrinsically hypothesis generating. Insights derived research commonly obtained by generation analysis big datasets – for example, genetic screens or omics-led approaches (notably transcriptomics). Furthermore, meta-analyses existing also lower-cost means formulating new hypotheses, specifically if researchers take advantage FAIR principles (findability, accessibility, interoperability reusability) access relevant, publicly available datasets. The will thus bring new, original work journal, expanding range fundamental questions be asked.
Language: Английский