[extropy-chat] Thinking Beyond Tomorrow

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>From The Scientist: Research scientists, venture capitalists, patent
attorneys, even a biomedical professor-turned-mystery author offered their
opinions on what will be the hottest new technologies five years hence.
Their responses varied considerably. Some say bioterrorism is an imminent
threat, and some say it's an improbable one. Some say proteomics will
finally bear fruit, while others say it won't. Neural cartographers,
structural biologists, and nanotechnologists will witness advances, they
say.
Just as the Human Genome Project reinvented the way scientists view and
practice biology, systems biology and cellomics will become the dominant
research area, as we try to understand how all this information fits
together. Funding agencies evidently agree. In November, the NSF announced
it would spend $4 million in FY 2004 for "Quantitative Systems
Biotechnology." And last year, the National Institutes of Health launched an
initiative to create Centers of Excellence in Complex Biomedical Systems
Research. Indeed, because complex biological circuits control everything
from organ development to cancer, systems biology research could have a
profound impact on the future of human health and medicine[Giu1i0 Pri5c0] .
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