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Research Project Finds Nothing

A major Australian research project has not discovered anything. In a press release, project leaders explained that big discoveries – eureka moments are actually very rare in science. “Mostly it’s just a slog day by day in the lab and on the computer. A slog, but we love it anyway. Each new advance, however tiny is a great reward. We love the experience of shining a torchlight into the dark corners of creation.”.

On a more sombre note, another reason noted for their lack of progress was the workload and uncertainty generated by the endless round of funding applications. “Paperwork, paperwork, it’s always more begging for money from the bureaucratic juggernaut in a climate where science funding is seen as pure overhead.” “You’d think it’s like we’re okay with the drought, and stresses on agriculture from global warming”, they said.

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