Mr. Hosseini made up the dark fable to give a thematic foundation to the novel, which explores exile, self-sacrifice and complex sibling relationships.

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One driver for CF patients has been the CF Foundation, which pioneered a novel approach of funding drug research directly in order to convince investors and drug companies to enter the field.

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The great science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, in a classic novel called the Foundation, posited an advanced mathematical-rhetorical technology that could convert any speech to symbols, which could in turn be simplified like any other complex equation.

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Several of my all-time favorites are listed, including the Foundation trilogy, Anathem, and my all-time favorite sci-fi novel, The Stars My Destination.

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Good as she thought her foundation was, Orr didn't think its style of waiting for grant proposals rather than seeking novel ones was particularly effective.

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