A scientist explains why research matters

People live longer, some forms of childhood leukemia have been cured and smallpox has been wiped out -- all thanks to biomedical research, says People live longer, some forms of childhood leukemia have been cured and smallpox has been wiped out -- all thanks to biomedical research, says Steve Hanes, PhD Steve Hanes, PhD, a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Upstate. He talks about how scientific research has contributed to America's role in the world and the challenge of seeking scientific progress at a time when funding is in jeopardy., a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Upstate. He talks about how scientific research has contributed to America's role in the world and the challenge of seeking scientific progress at a time when funding is in jeopardy.