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Old 11-14-2012, 11:35 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by SeoulFire View Post
I see. So these commodities spontaneously mutated into technological advancements/breakthroughs?
They inherited the culture of science from Europe... and then with a large population and many resources the scientific breakthroughs become a matter of statistics.

However, their puritan streak is causing them to fall behind in areas such as stem cells.
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