Fra-ranging forecasts for the future.

What lies ahead? According to scientists, researchers, business experts, and scholars consulted by the World Future Society, Bethesda, Md.:

* More than 4,000 genetic conditions will be treatable by 2025.

* Privacy will be less threatened, thanks to new security systems.

* Household appliances will be smarter. Your kitchen may cook your meals automatically from recipes on a CD-ROM

* When you are not using your computer, others will. Idle computers will pool their power on the Internet to benefit users of demanding applications.

* New foods will be created by genetic manipulation to produce such delicacies as an oyster/shrimp hybrid.

* Apartments, stores, and restaurants will be designed with pets such as cats and dogs in mind.

* Race relations will...