To continue the thread of research at Jackson Laboratory. Progress is leaping forward in no small measure as a result of the progress in computers. Imagine that only a short time ago it took 10 years to map the human genome. That same task today takes 10 days. Just as google searches for key words, programs can now be created to accomplish similar tasks in gene research. Additionally, it is no longer necessary to remember where and search the shelves of documents for specific information that was so very time consuming; not to mention the possibilities of sharing data by the internet.
The prospect of moving knowledge forward we are living in exciting times.
I will add that this applies to weather prediction as well, hurricane season started the first of june, today we have the first named storm. We cannot control the weather and I am not certain we should, but we can be better prepared with advanced knowledge.