C
Laird: Pure research provides us with new technologies that contribute to saving lives. Even more worthwhile than this, however, is its role in expanding our knowledge and providing new, unexplored ideas. Kim: Your priorities are mistaken. Saving lives is what counts most of all. Without pure research, medicine would not be as advanced as it is. Laird and Kim disagree on whether pure research
A: expands the boundaries of our knowledge of medicine
B: should have the saving of human lives as an important goal
C: has its most valuable achievements in medical applications
D: derives its significance in part from its providing new technologies