Like genetics today, "galvanic forces" were then at the leading edge of the quest to uncover the secret of life, with implications both thrilling and terrifying: the promise of scientific miracles or the threat of godless abominations.

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Is that a threat or a promise?

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Or perhaps what Hester made as a threat was taken by Osborne as a promise, and the two sides say they are now in agreement on the course of action.

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