How Unanticipated Disruptive Thinking Drives Biomedical Breakthroughs
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Summary
The article discusses how transformative biomedical discoveries often arise from unanticipated disruptive thinking rather than from refining accepted tenets. It highlights examples of Lasker Award winners who shattered conventional wisdom, such as Barry Marshall, who upended beliefs about the origin of ulcers. The piece explores how breakthroughs can come from alert yet unsuspecting pioneers who challenge dogma in medicine and science.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledMany transformative biomedical discoveries hit predetermined goals by refining accepted tenets or improving therapeutic practice.
But some breakthroughs spring into the hands of alert yet unsuspecting pioneers who wind up shattering conventional wisdom.
Lasker Awards have honored several such examples of unanticipated disruptive thinking.
Barry Marshall (Lasker Award, 1995) did not plan to upend credos about the origin of ulcer
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