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That command was aimed at the royal webmaster. An antiquated job title—“social media coordinator” would have been more up-to-date—but it was common in royal courts to have outdated remnants of a bygone age. If Saskia could be guarded by men in bearskin hats riding horses, why, she could as well have a webmaster.
Termination Shock
Neal Stephenson
Even one missed meal reminds us all that starvation is our common birthright.
Cage of Souls
Adrian Tchaikovsky
By tricking a cell into thinking that the recombinant DNA was simply an extra chromosome that needed to be paired with a matching gene already in its genome, scientists could ensure that the new DNA was combined with the existing, native genetic code through homologous recombination.
A Crack in Creation
Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg
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