It has been awhile since I had a "tingly" moment of excitement about how the present and future are converging, but I 
had one today!  Dr. Elias Zerhouni, the head of the National Institute of Health, explained how how they had a pretty 
dang progressive (considering the Bush administration I would add) plan for investing in research across the nation.  
This included a special emphasis for genome related work.  With enthusiasm he spoke about how over the coming decade 
he expects medical imaging, RNA silencing, and even medical nanotech to be the "next big things."  

When he actually said the words, "medical nanotech" I was surprised, and when he brought up "maintaining and 
rebuilding the body with it" I was shocked.  I felt like I had suddenly shifted into a new reality and would be 
getting a letter telling me the future was soon to arrive.   

Best wishes,

John Grigg      




