In the late 19th century, the painting was a scientific breakthrough.

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While a scientific breakthrough in its own right, it also brings the possibility of curing genetic diseases, growing new organs and even making a carbon copy of human beings one step closer.

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After all, if any radical new technology works, he says, a savvy inventor ought to skip the media and publish the details of their discovery in a credible scientific journal to establish that he, or she, made the breakthrough first.

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