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		yellow_lead on July 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fast Much of these examples similarly lack any info on prior work. i.e mRNA COVID vaccines were completed quickly, after years of prior research.

samtho on July 5, 2023 [–]

We are all standing on the shoulders of giants. I don’t see the same criticism for anything else that required prior human knowledge and achievement.

selcuka on July 5, 2023 | [–]

"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe" -- Carl Sagan

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