#research  systematic investigation to establish facts
  supertype:  #investigating__investigation  the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
  subtype:  #operations_research  research designed to determine most efficient way to do something
  subtype:  #field_work__fieldwork  an investigation carried out in the field rather than in a laboratory or headquarters
  subtype:  #marketing_research__marketingresearch__market_research  research that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumer
     subtype:  #market_analysis  marketing research that yields information about the marketplace
     subtype:  #product_research__productresearch  marketing research that yields information about desired characteristics of the product or service
     subtype:  #consumer_research  marketing research that yields information about the motives and needs of different classes of consumers
  subtype:  #microscopy  research with the use of microscopes
     subtype:  #electron_microscopy  microscopy with the use of electron microscopes
     subtype:  #dark_ground_illumination__dark_field_illumination  a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark background
     subtype:  #fluorescence_microscopy  light microscopy in which the specimen is irradiated at wavelengths that excite fluorochromes
        subtype:  #indirect_immunofluorescence  a method of using fluorescence microscopy to detect the presence of an antigen indirectly
  subtype:  #probe  an investigation conducted using a probe instrument
  subtype:  #scientific_research__research_project  research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses
     subtype:  #big_science__bigscience  scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results
     subtype:  #experiment.scientific_research__experimentation  the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
        subtype:  #testing  the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"
        subtype:  #trial_and_error__trialanderror  experimenting until a solution is found
        subtype:  #Michelson-Morey_experiment  a celebrated experiment conducted by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley; their failure to detect any influence of the earth's motion on the velocity of light was the starting point for Einstein's theory of relativity
        subtype:  #control_experiment__controlexperiment  an experiment designed to control for variables affecting the results of another experiment
     subtype:  #Human_Genome_Project  an international study of the entire human genetic material

3 statements are about indirect instances of #research: pm#graph3_on_spamOnly@phmartin.info, pm#graph7_on_spamOnly@phmartin.info, pm#graph1_on_f.modave@gu.edu.au
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