Introduction
The 21st Century will be the “Century of Biology.” Driven by a convergence of accelerating public concerns, the biological sciences will be increasingly called on to address issues vital to our future well-being: threats to food productions needs due to population pressures, new dangers to human health prompted by the emergence of antibiotic resistance and novel diseases, and the explosion of new technologies.
The Genomic Era
The Future of Technology
Biomechanical Solutions
Understanding Humanity
The Future of Evolutionary Biology
Space Exploration
 Achievements in Space have been truly remarkable. Yet the future may hold even greater triumphs. The day may come when human beings explore and inhabit the distant reaches of space and unravel the mysteries of life...more.
Science and Society
 Evolutionary Data and Methods have been used to address many questions about the human species—our history, our variability, our behavior and culture, and indeed, what it means to be human. Even among people who do not pursue careers in science and engineering, an interest...more.
Sex in the Future
 The Drive for Sex is one of the most ancient of instincts, dating back at least 680 million years. Most modern mobile life-forms are driven by this same instinct. It is also one of the strongest of all instincts in all of the life-forms that contain it, at times even surpassing in strength...more.
The Digital Machine
 What is Man? This is the ultimate question, solve it and all of the needs of man will fall into place. By his nature, man is curious. Curiosity is an instinct and is present in all of the higher animals. It is a valuable instinct for survival. Knowledge of the environment, gathered before it is...more.
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Bioengineering
Bioengineering advances the nation’s health by applying engineering principles and techniques to biological problems. The rewards most obvious to the public are novel...more. |
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Human Genome Project
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was the international, collaborative research program whose goal was the complete mapping and understanding of all the genes of human...more. |
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Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is defined as the science and technology of building electronic circuits and devices from single atoms and molecules, or the branch of...more. |
Why is Evolutionary Biology Important?
Evolutionary Biology provides the key to understanding the principles governing the origin and extinction of species. It provides causal explanations, based on history and on processes of genetic change and adaptation, for the full sweep of biological ...more.
How Does Evolutionary Biology Contribute to Society?
The many subdisciplines of Evolutionary Biology have made innumerable contributions to meeting societal needs. Important challenges for evolutionary biology lie not only in the domain of research, but also in the domain of public understanding and appreciation of science, which is necessary both for the support of research and for the awareness and understanding an educated citizenry requires in an increasingly scientific and technological age. Many surveys of students and the general public have...more.
Human Bases and Colonies in Space
DNA as a Digital Memory Device
Atomic Force Microscopy
Beyond Biology
Nanobiotechnology is a rapidly advancing area of scientific and technological opportunity that applies the tools and processes of nano/microfabrication to build devices for studying biosystems. Researchers learn from biology to create new micro-nanoscale devices to better understand life processes at the nanoscale. Nanobiotechnology is beginning to...more.
Nanotech researchers are putting DNA to work in tiny mechanical devices and as templates for electronic circuits. Recent DNA constructions include microscopic patterns, tiny gears and a molecular assembly line. Although still mostly at the demonstration level, DNA nanotech is a rapidly growing field. Whereas nature alone dictates how most molecules...more.
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