This type of research is well-suited for testing hypotheses and establishing cause-and-effect relationships. Qualitative research tends to be more narrative in scope, as explained by NIH. Interviews ...

Focusing on one type of gain-of-function research has created deep rifts in the life sciences community — and isn’t making us safer.

Rebbeck notes that these types of research can be tricky for the public to interpret. He helps run cancerfactfinder.org, which aims to help people understand what does and does not cause cancer.