Both articles "Americas miracle machine is in desperate need of, we'll, a miracle by Eric S.Lander" "Nobel prizes and Covid-19:slow, basic science may pay off by Seth Borenstein"

(a) Use what you have learned in Unit 6 to explain why scientific research is so important for long-run economic growth. (Minimum 150 words) (b) Describe the special role that government-funded basic research*/basic science plays in this process. (Minimum 250 words) (c) Use what you have learned in Unit 6 to describe two government policy approaches to improving the pace of innovation in the economy. Use examples. (Minimum 100 words) Use the two opinion pieces to inform your answer. You do not need to agree with the authors, but you should address whether or not you agree with the opinions presented in the assigned articles. Your analysis should be at least 500 words long. Please explain your answers using your own words. You will need to read Chapter 20 (and Chapter 13) as well as the Lecture Notes in addition to the articles in order to provide full answers. *Basic research is typically undertaken to acquire new scientific knowledge without any particular use or application in mind. In other words, the mission of basic research is to expand human knowledge, and as such it is typically both sophisticated and ground-breaking. You learned about Basic Research when we covered Public Goods in Unit 3 (see Chapter 13). States) Focus