'Duh' science: Why researchers spend so much time proving the obvious

Saturday, May 28, 2011 - 19:00 in Health & Medicine

Alcohol increases reaction time; obese men have lower odds of getting married. A waste of research money? Not necessarily, scientists say.Medical researchers have unlocked the human genome, wiped out smallpox and made great strides in the fight against AIDS.

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