摘要：W H Y I S S C I E N C E I M P O RTA N T ? Science
underpins improvements in human
welfare, through technologies which it
develops for health, food production,
engineering and communication.
Science is also important in solving
problems created by human activity,
such as environmental degradation and
climate change. Science allows us to
move forward through incremental
improvements in technology, adapted
for particular needs and situations. But
it also sometimes allows us to leap forward,
through fundamental scientific
discoveries that entirely change our sets
of tools for human improvement and
create new platforms for technology,
such as the genetic revolution and the
consequent development of biotechnologies
for improving health and agriculture.
