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Today's Great Challenge David Baltimore, biologist and President California Institute of Technology The greatest challenge of the next century may well be for our civilization to come to terms with the new information that will be coming from modern biology. Knowing intimately our genes, being able to manipulate them, knowing how our brain processes information and how it makes conscious decisions are all parts of our future. Using this information to enhance our health and well-being without allowing political forces to use it for destructive, intrusive, or manipulative purposes will be a monumental challenge. (back to Today's Great Challenge) Great Challenge | GPS | Find Your Longitude Ancient Navigators | Resources | Teacher's Guide Transcript | Site Map | Longitude Home Editor's Picks | Previous Sites | Join Us/E-mail | TV/Web Schedule About NOVA | Teachers | Site Map | Shop | Jobs | Search | To print PBS Online | NOVA Online | WGBH © | Updated November 2000 |