Should I leave such a lacuna and present my herbarium to the Museum of Hamburg, without the boryana variabilis? The record of the first appears likely to be lost in the lacuna of 934 AH. The word is derived from lacuna, a cavity or hollow, a blank, hiatus or gap. Here there is a lacuna of sixteen short lines in the inscription.
Science is an integral part of our everyday life. But why is science so important to us and to the way in which we live? Without science we would be missing out on a multitude of different inventions and knowledge that have helped us to progress in life and learn about our world.
And so it is. Science is a system for exploring, and for innovation. It can fuel our nationâs economic growth. It can form a path for our young people in a competitive global marketplace. And it can fire our imagination. Thatâs why basic-science research deserves our steady commitment and investment. Thank you for your kind attention.