Unique collaboration shows that hurdles in basic science can be solved outside the academy
Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 15:01
in Mathematics & Economics
In a study that represents a potential cultural shift in how basic science research can be conducted, researchers from Harvard Medical School, Harvard Business School and London Business School have demonstrated that a crowdsourcing platform pioneered in the commercial sector can solve a complex biological problem more quickly than conventional approaches—and at a fraction of the cost.