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there are musicians who have found new ways to overcome old barriers and fresh approaches to reclaiming worthy traditions. These performers, composers and programmers hear cinematic sounds in computer games; they've discovered lush new fields of bluegrass in which to play; and they've found that the whole world can be balanced on the reed of a clarinet. They pass through walls like music itself.

 


Which of the following breakthroughs do you think will come first?
The ability to clone humans
A cure for cancer
Extending the average life past 100
Other
Do you know the next Einstein? Is your neighbor working on the next great health breakthrough? If so, e-mail us the name of your nominee, explaining in 50 words or less why we should choose him or her.

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