Stakeholder Integration and Scientific Concepts in Biology Discussion

This discussion post analyzes several viewpoints on the integration of scientific concepts, particularly within the field of biology. The discussion includes perspectives on the challenges of stakeholder integration, emphasizing the impact of political influences on scientific advancements. It highlights the importance of collaboration across different disciplines, such as how toxicologists and mathematicians work together, and the significance of appreciating each individual's contributions in research. The post also examines the role of microarrays in drug development, their impact on the pharmaceutical industry, and the factors influencing drug costs, such as the high expenses associated with clinical trials. The discussion further explores the need for interdisciplinary collaboration to address the complexities of scientific research and innovation, including the use of genomics in environmental science and the importance of scientific understanding among various stakeholders.

Chandler Duncan
Your post has good ideas. It is actually true that some stakeholders fail to integrate scientific concepts
due to the fear of political conflict. Genomic and genomic data can be a great milestone in
environmental science if taken into consideration. In order to incorporate genomics and genomic data,
there is the need for consensus among different stakeholders and this has not been the case. Your post
clearly captured this and it is a matter of fact. In my own view, it is important that different stakeholders
understand that science is real and very important and should be totally alienated from political
interests.
Rui Li
Your post generally talks about collaboration or interdisciplinary coordination. In science and any other
expertise, there is the need for collaboration. No single field can run independently. Just as like you
mentioned, a toxicologist would assist in extracting toxic substances in an organism and then the
mathematician will assist in quantifying the toxic substance. This means each discipline has a unique and
important role. We should therefore not look down upon any field or expert just because of its
specialization. In conclusion, it is therefore important for all disciplines to interlink for better outcomes
since one expertise cannot effectively conduct any activity.
Ibironke Aina
Actually, toxicogenomics wouldn’t be what it is today were it not for the use of microarrays. Similarly,
the term toxicogenomics would not be in existence if it were not for microarrays. A good example you
have provided is how revolutionary microarrays were in the pharmaceutical industry yet there was no
monetary gain from the same. It is therefore to understand the full potential of any scientific innovation
without necessarily focusing on monetary gains or the market incentives, could that have been the case,
there would be no microarrays. Similarly, toxigenomics would have remained a paper project for good.

Likhita Raparti
In your post, you have illustrated the need to appreciate each individuals work especially in research.
You have gone further and elaborated how it is easy for us just to sit in the lecture room and understand
concepts that were studied and proposed by different scientists. However, in most cases, we don’t
realize how time consuming it is to come up with the valid results. Your explanation however seems in
contrary to the quote. The quote is all about how several research use yeast not understanding the
complexities of different animals. I would therefore request you to make some clarifications over the
same.
Aakruti Sharma.
So it takes that much time for a drug to undergo development? I never knew such. Furthermore,
$2.7billion for conducting clinical trials is so high. This explains why drugs are that expensive. However,
microarrays seems to the solution in since it is less time consuming and produces many compounds at
the same time. However, your concern is that despite the use of microarrays, the price of drugs still
remain high. I think this is due to lack of collaboration among different sectors and you have highlighted
that part. It is therefore important that different experts come together to produce quality and less
costly drugs.