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" Set in a country where public health officials fear that the H5N1 bird flu virus might soon re-emerge as a global threat , the Frontiers of Biomedical Science meeting even further magnified the need for international collaboration in biomedical research . As such , with its vast carbonite resources and placement on the only major route into the Deep Core , Koros became the single largest outpost in the Deep Core frontier and sprang up almost overnight as a bustling city-planet . Given the undoubted importance of neurodegenerative diseases , mental disorders and other afflictions of the brain , it is not surprising that brain research has come to be seen as one of the great frontiers in the biomedical sciences , alongside developments in genomics and regenerative medicine . As our astronauts prove out their techniques and develop their skills , they will push the space frontier deeper and deeper into the asteroids , until this frontier forms an ever widening ring around the sun . From the demands of homeland security — such as detecting and countering an arsenal of potential terrorist weapons — to maintaining national competitiveness and economic strength through technological innovation , to the frontiers of scientific and medical research , our nation faces a wide field of challenges that must and will be met by innovation in science and technology . But the Verde Valley is also a great place to get a glimpse of the Old West at sites like Fort Verde State Historic Park , one of the best-preserved frontier forts in the country , Montezuma Castle , Montezuma Well , and the impressive Sinagua Indian remains of Tuzigoot National Monument . This population is identical with that of the United States ; it is therefore with truth that I asserted that the British race is not confined within the frontiers of the Union , since it already extends to the northeast . Traditionally , courts have served the countermajoritarian function in our society , but judges generally lack the substantive expertise to address questions at the frontiers of science . The ocean continues to be one of science 's great frontiers , providing new discoveries about the geological history and evolution of our world , as well as the origins of life on this , and potentially other , planets .