Researchers note that there remains a "need for systematic investigation in a conventional clinical research setting."

There are two main situations when developmental editing in the research setting can be useful.

These can be expensive and generally are done only in research settings.

This test currently is not available except in research settings.

Questionnaires can be used to screen for bruxism in both the clinical and research settings.

Beginning in 1992, the Internet, which had previously been limited to government, academic, and corporate research settings, was opened to commercial entities.

Red lights are also often used in research settings.

Although psilocybin may be prepared synthetically, outside of the research setting, it is not typically used in this form.

Also, in a research setting, new organs have been made for animals, using their own stem cells.

Currently, these techniques are only used in research settings and not for routine monitoring of health care workers.