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Poll: 50% Never Heard of Nanotech, 90% Synth Bio
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10-1-2008 10:03 PM
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10-2-2008
9:15 AM
skwirlinator
people are dumb. Thats how they like it
10-2-2008
3:36 PM
Mohir
10-2-2008
5:52 PM
darkduskx
Ignorance: A prison you can neither see or smell. A prison for your mind.
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