title: Science that "knows" and science that "asks".
abstract: Clinician-researchers and experimental scientists do not speak the same language; they have different professional environments and different end-points in their research. This creates considerable problems of comprehension and communication, which constitute a major drawback in multidisciplinary work such as translational medicine. A stereotypic representation of both these worlds is presented as a starting point to encourage debate on this issue.
authors.forename: Pierre R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Smeesters
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deghorain
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Steer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010820:Physicians; D012106:Research; D012586:Science