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Re:It took two days to develop Moderna’s vaccine by ahepp on Friday December 18, 2020 @12:43PM (#25469699)
What does "non-hypothetical sci-fi" mean? Surely all sci-fi is hypothetical, in that "fi" stands for "fiction"?
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Re:It took two days to develop Moderna’s vaccine by RobertoG on Friday December 18, 2020 @02:07PM (#25470658)
I suppose that "hypothetical sci-fi" could be sci-fi that could be written but has never been
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Re:It took two days to develop Moderna’s vaccine by brodie on Friday December 18, 2020 @01:38PM (#25470332)
Sorry, I misread the comment upthread. I meant to say the show is an instance of an actual sci-fi show that covers the topic.
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