But scientific pursuits that cannot be directly applied to making money are starved of support.

He continued in scientific pursuits as a hobby for the rest of his life.

"It was at this very moment when ornithology developed into a serious scientific pursuit," she said.

He did not practice medicine for long however, instead devoting himself to scientific and literary pursuits.

It grew into a more scientific pursuit much later.

Not a scientist himself, he learned to understand scientific pursuit, concentrating on biology but above all thinking about his own observations.

It was an installation devoted to research, to scientific pursuits.

He received a classical education which prepared him for his professional and scientific pursuits.

He has received many awards and much recognition for his scientific pursuits over the years.

It's an appropriate environment for a play that anatomizes the impact of a scientific pursuit.