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<DIV>I think the major factor in the slowing pace of technological innovation is
the dearth of new scientific discoveries especially in physics and chemistry
where severe barriers have been reached quickly after just 200 years of
ferocious advances. Physics, in particular, have reached seemingly
insurmountable barriers at the quantum level, such as Heisenberg's uncertainty
principle and the inability of atom smashers to release ever infinitesimal
particles that are the ultimate substratum of he composition of matter.</DIV>
<DIV>In biology and genetics similar barriers have been encountered at the
microcelular level, at the deep structure and intra-functioning of genetic
material. Scientists realize now that it is not enough to decode the sequences
of the genome which makes difficult to further</DIV>
<DIV>advances in the fight against cancer, gene targeted cures and cloning
procedures.</DIV>
<DIV>Technology depends badly on scientific advances to develop. It was not long
ago when in the middle of the feverish frenzy of the tech bubbles, otherwise
rational minds were claiming that it wouldn't be long before we reached
immortality, teleportation and completely colonize the cosmos.</DIV>
<DIV>Cristobal Senior</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>