Scientific research is usually conducted to improve our lives, but it is also an industry, one that represents a massive investment by governments and corporations alike. The stakes and potential rewards for a few research topics are exceptionally high, which is why the recent finding that the Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk fabricated the results of his work on stem cells has reverberated so widely.
开展科学研究主要是为了改善提高我们的生活，但是，这也是一项产业，代表了来自政府和企业界的巨额投资。某些研究课题所牵涉的利益和潜在的回报极为巨大，这也就是为什么最近披露韩国科学家黄禹锡炮制他的干细胞研究结果造成了巨大的反响。