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The following is a list of (predicted) inventions or discoveries that are considered "holy grails", arranged by scientific field.

''See also: List Of Unsolved Problems , Protoscience , List Of Protosciences ''


ASTRONOMY



BIOLOGY

  • Biological Immortality in humans

  • Assembling a cell from scratch using simple precursor materials (either manually or via random seeding)

  • A complete understanding of the Genetic Code

  • Accurately predicting the three-dimensional structure of a protein from the sequence of its amino acids

  • A leafy plant that can absorb glucose (or a similar energy source) through its roots and that can use that nutrient for growth



MEDICINE



COMPUTER SCIENCE



COSMOLOGY



ECONOMICS



HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS



MATHEMATICS



PHYSICS



Applied Physics



High-energy Physics



Optics

  • A self-focusing lens that employs a principle functionally similar to the optical Kerr Effect but that works with the input of low intensity light.



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