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Re:Ask HN: Where are the great scientific theories of our li... by hackerblues on Friday May 27, 2011 @07:40PM (#2593467)
For biology:

- Various advancements in stem cell research. Eg: skin cells into stem cells. - The creation of a living organism with a completely synthetically constructed genome. - The sequencing of the human genome. - Nearly all of neuroscience.

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Re:Ask HN: Where are the great scientific theories of our li... by alister on Friday May 27, 2011 @08:15PM (#2593538)
Those example are all technology. Astounding technology, sure, but still technology. They're not great theories or discoveries. (And by "discovery" I mean a discovery of something that exists in nature -- like plate tectonics -- not discovering a way to make something.)
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Re:Ask HN: Where are the great scientific theories of our li... by petervandijck on Friday May 27, 2011 @08:15PM (#2593539)
Neuroscience is a biggie. Finally getting much closer to really understanding consciousness.
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