  The field of condensed matter physics had its genesis this century and it has
had a remarkable evolution. A closer look at its growth reveals a hidden aim in
the collective consciousness of the field - a part of the development this
century is a kind of warm up exercise to understand the nature of living
condensed matter, namely the field of biology, by a growing new breed of
scientists in the coming century. Through some examples the vitality of this
interaction will be pointed out.
