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Jacobsen points to the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as an example of interesting research that later led to important developments. MRI is the use of a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer to produce electronic images of human cells, tissues and organs...
...MRI has become an important tool in the battle against cancer because the pictures produced by MRI help detect clusters of cancerous cells and tumors...
Jacobsen cites MRI as a classic example of a basic, fundamental research which has led to something practical and useful...
...This is a case where the scientists doing this research really had no idea what its practical applications would be," he said. It wasn't until later that people discovered the practical applications of MRI...
Jacobsen says MRI indicates the importance of doing research which is interesting although not necessarily practical...