The Royal Society's Science Sees Further: looking ahead - a guide to the future - Telegraph

This year, the Royal Society – Britain’s oldest and most prestigious scientific body – has been celebrating its 350th anniversary. Since its foundation, our understanding of the world has changed beyond recognition. But what will be the challenges that define the coming centuries? As its anniversary year draws to a close, some of the society’s most eminent experts have published Science Sees Further, a report that selects the 12 key issues that will do most to shape science in the 21st century, and offers an educated guess about what we can expect in the years to come.
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