Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Outlook for Science and Technology 1985
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Overview
  • PART I Recent Progress in Science and Technology
  • ONCOGENES
  • ATHEROSCLEROSIS
  • PARASITISM
  • CHEMICAL AND PROCESS ENGINEERING FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY
  • ADVANCED POLYMERIC COMPOSITES
  • SUPERCOMPUTER ARCHITECTURES
  • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN PRECOLLEGE EDUCATION
  • OPPORTUNITIES IN PHYSICS
  • SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PLASMA PHYSICS
  • PART II An Outline of Selected Issues
  • INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Supercomputers
  • Biochemical EngineeringAdvanced Polymeric Composites
  • Issues for the Congress
  • SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING PERSONNEL
  • Starting a Research Career
  • Clinicians in Research
  • Possible Shortages
  • Doctorates for Non-U.S. Citizens
  • Issues for the Congress
  • COOPERATIVE WORK ACROSS DISCIPLINES
  • The Special Case of Agriculture
  • Issues for the Congress
  • RESEARCH AND TRANSPORTATION
  • Highways
  • Issues for the Congress
  • FACILITIES AND INSTRUMENTATION
  • Large-Scale Facilities
  • Medium-Scale Instrumentation
  • Planning New Facilities
  • Issues for the CongressISSUES IN GENETIC ENGINEERING
  • Issues for the Congress
  • ISSUES IN HUMAN BIOLOGY
  • In Vitro Fertilization and Implantation of Human Eggs
  • Genetic Therapy of Human Cells
  • Issues for the Congress
  • SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, AND NATIONAL SECURITY
  • The Department of Defense
  • The Department of Commerce
  • Issues for the Congress
  • GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
  • Issues for the Congress
  • FINAL COMMENT