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How To Choose a Good Scientific Problem Uri Alon  Molecular Cell  Volume 35, Issue 6, Pages 726-728 (September 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2009.09.013 Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 The Feasibility-Interest Diagram for Choosing a Project Two axes for choosing scientific problems: feasibility and interest. Molecular Cell 2009 35, 726-728DOI: (10.1016/j.molcel.2009.09.013) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 The Objective and Nurturing Schemas of Research The nurturing schema includes “the cloud”—a period of time in which basic assumptions break down. Molecular Cell 2009 35, 726-728DOI: (10.1016/j.molcel.2009.09.013) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions