New Top Ten Science Issues

In the previous blogs, I presented my top ten science issues, the top ten of wikipedia documented unsolved science issues, and lastly the top ten issues from thelistuniverse site (http://listverse.com/science/10-great-unsolved-problems).

This blog presents another source of documentation of 125 questions facing scientists today. The list was provided by Science Magazine to celebrate their 125th anniversary, and published 1 July, 2005. I listed their top 25 below, and then I choose the top ten indicated by a " * ".



THE QUESTIONS
The Top 25

source: http://www.sciencemag.org/sciext/125th/



> (1) What Is the Universe Made Of? *

> (2) What is the Biological Basis of Consciousness? *

> Why Do Humans Have So Few Genes?

> To What Extent Are Genetic Variation and Personal Health Linked?

> (3) Can the Laws of Physics Be Unified? *

> How Much Can Human Life Span Be Extended?

> What Controls Organ Regeneration?

> How Can a Skin Cell Become a Nerve Cell?

> How Does a Single Somatic Cell Become a Whole Plant?

> How Does Earth's Interior Work?

> (4) Are We Alone in the Universe? *

> (5) How and Where Did Life on Earth Arise? *

> What Determines Species Diversity?

> (6) What Genetic Changes Made Us Uniquely Human? *

> (7) How Are Memories Stored and Retrieved? *

> How Did Cooperative Behavior Evolve?

> How Will Big Pictures Emerge from a Sea of Biological Data?

> (8) How Far Can We Push Chemical Self-Assembly? *

> (9) What Are the Limits of Conventional Computing? *

> Can We Selectively Shut Off Immune Responses?

> (10) Do Deeper Principles Underlie Quantum Uncertainty and Nonlocality? *

> Is an Effective HIV Vaccine Feasible?

> How Hot Will the Greenhouse World Be?

> What Can Replace Cheap Oil -- and When?

> Will Malthus Continue to Be Wrong?

The original source contains a description of each of the 25 items, and it is a good summary of the item.