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"Science Fiction is speculative fiction in which the author takes as his first postulate the real world as we know it, including all established facts and natural laws."
- Robert Heinlein
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| Panatrope | ||
| A device that modifies human dna to ensure survival in harsh alien environments. |
This technovelgy lets the author imagine a future that contains "people" who are barely recognizable as human.
| "The panatropes make adaptations, not gods. They take human germ-cells - in this case, our own, since our bank was wiped out in the crash - and modify them toward creatures who can live in any reasonable environment. The result will be manlike and intelligent. It usually shows the donor's personality, too. |
| Technovelgy from Surface Tension,
by James Blish. Published by Galaxy in 1952 Additional resources -
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