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Re:Genetic testing is an inexact science with real consequences by datashow on Friday December 20, 2019 @03:34PM (#21847171)
I have never heard of "inexact science" or "exact science". Googled exact science, found all results are related to a company. The term "exact science" sounds pseudoscience.
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Re:Genetic testing is an inexact science with real consequences by jdale27 on Friday December 20, 2019 @03:38PM (#21847199)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exact_sciences
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Re:Genetic testing is an inexact science with real consequences by datashow on Friday December 20, 2019 @03:45PM (#21847242)
Interesting, Google only gives me https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exact_Sciences_%28company%29
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Re:Genetic testing is an inexact science with real consequences by briandilley on Friday December 20, 2019 @03:52PM (#21847295)
Apparently search isn't an exact science yet ;)
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Re:Genetic testing is an inexact science with real consequences by Cougher on Saturday December 21, 2019 @06:09AM (#21850760)
It's probably a casual expression, sort of like how people use the word "theory" in a different way that science uses it.
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