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Boosterspice
A substance that extends human life almost indefinitely. (Read the full article)
| "Stroon-the same thing. Grown on giant mutated SHEEP.
Cordwainer Smith, at least a decade before DUNE. (Great tip! I've got to read read Norstrilia , I missed it during my early sf reading.)" (Penny 1/24/2006 5:10:52 PM ) |
| "Mabie you should note it's supposed to be a supervirus? modified from a virus that makes primates superintelligent...by a superintelligent human..." (Arun 7/29/2007 9:01:12 PM ) |
| "This is another mis-date. Boosterspice is originally mentioned in 'Neutron Star' a collection of Known Space stories from the 60's & 70's." (NelC 2/10/2008 7:01:53 PM ) |
| "You're probably right, but I need the reference (quote, title and publisher) before I can replace this entry with an older one." (Bill Christensen 2/28/2008 6:47:13 AM ) |
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