THE (REAL) IMPACT OF RESEARCH ON THE PLANET
Although there is a general idea that the areas of Research are different, what is truly learned after years of research career is that, in fact, they are complementary. Despite the distinct characteristics they present, they all interconnect. For example, for several decades now, the field of Chemistry and Molecular Biology has been working side by side in the discovery of innovative treatments for numerous diseases that plague the human being. For example, in Molecular Biology many studies seek to find new ways to combat diseases such as cancer, which can be specifically focused on eliminating or at least preventing the rapid growth and spread that characterizes it. Considering this line of thought, a “symbiosis” was created with the area of Chemistry, where compounds that have characteristics that can act in these same pathways are (and were) developed and subsequently tested. In fact, many of the treatments that are commonly used in chemotherapy today resulted from this “symbiosis”. And this is just a small example of all the applications and efforts that researchers make daily with the same common goal: to promote and improve the sustainability of the lives of all beings on our planet. From studies of marine life and the impact of different components on their environment to the study of different pathways and mechanisms to control and eliminate the spread of cancer cells in humans, any researcher devotes their intelligence, resilience, and cunning to meeting this goal.
Joel Pedrosa
QA analyst, BIOLEGO
