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"I can remember when the first pulsars were discovered. I was able to go and sit down and listen to graduate students talking about what their theories, to explain what pulsars really were."
- Vernor Vinge
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| Hanky Bush | ||
| A plant with leaves grown to resemble common, multipurpose tissues. |
In the novel, genetic engineers modified existing plants and animal to serve common needs in an easier, more natural way.
| "Ah, Andy," she said. "You need to blow. And look what I've got right here."
She opened the bag she carried to a plant of dark green leaves alternated with white oblongs. One of the latter she picked and held to Andy's nose. "Blow!" The boy obliged, laughed, and cried, "A hanky bush!" "Right." She looked at her husband. "Something new. They're working on more productive versions for the kitchen and the bathroom." |
| Technovelgy from Sparrowhawk,
by Thomas A. Easton. Published by Ace Books in 1990 Additional resources -
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Banana leaves are also large; they can be used as "paper plates" for serving food. In the Philippines, palm leaves were used as a permanent writing medium.
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