The most important aim of science should be to improve people's lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Scientific developments are

occuring

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occurring

at a great rate but some of them do not seem to be of help to

people

. In fact, sometimes scientific innovations are regretted by those who invented them.

This

essay will argue that science should never harm

people

but

scientists

should aim to

further

their understanding as much as to improve

people

's

lives

. On one hand, there is a strong argument that the public good should be the top priority for

scientists

. They are the ones who have the potential to make discoveries and invent things that can change the world. Electricity, modern medicine, telecommunications and the

the

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internet are just some of the scientific innovations that have changed

lives

for the better.

On the other hand

, sometimes

scientists

do research just in the hope of adding to their knowledge.

While

they should make absolutely sure that their experiments do not harm, they may not know until they have finished how their findings will be used and whether they will improve

people

's

lives

. The

scientists

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Nobel invented dynamite to help with mining, not knowing that it would one day be used in weapons, and the scientist who discovered the life-saving drug

penicilin

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penicillin

did so quite by chance.

Overall

, it seems that

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science should

be improve

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the

lives

of

people

and that ought to be one of its aims.

However

, knowledge and discovery are aims in themselves and are just as important for

scientists

. Sometimes

scientists

do not know how their scientific breakthroughs will be used until their work is done.