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  2. Names for the human species - Wikipedia

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    In addition to the generally accepted taxonomic name Homo sapiens (Latin: 'wise man', Linnaeus 1758), other Latin-based names for the human species have been created to refer to various aspects of the human character. The common name of the human species in English is historically man (from Germanic mann), often replaced by the Latinate human ...

  3. Lists of fictional astronauts - Wikipedia

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    A fictional astronaut must be human (not an alien, robot, or animal). A fictional astronaut must be on a flight originating from the Earth; space travellers engaging in casual voyages between other planets (as in Star Wars or Battlestar Galactica) are not eligible.

  4. List of fictional spacecraft - Wikipedia

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    "The Derelict" – the name given to the abandoned alien spacecraft discovered by the crew of the deep space tug Nostromo in the film Alien (1979) [48] Darksyde – The Predacon transwarp ship in the Beast Wars television series. [49] The name was spelled with a y in the Beast Wars video game and in the DVD box set.

  5. List of fictional robots and androids - Wikipedia

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    "Maschinenmensch" from the 1927 film Metropolis. Statue in Babelsberg, Germany. This list of fictional robots and androids is chronological, and categorised by medium. It includes all depictions of robots, androids and gynoids in literature, television, and cinema; however, robots that have appeared in more than one form of media are not necessarily listed in each of those media.

  6. List of fictional computers - Wikipedia

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    From the science fiction series Perry Rhodan (1961) Merlin from the H. Beam Piper novel The Cosmic Computer (originally Junkyard Planet ) (1963) Simulacron-3 , the third generation of a virtual reality system originally depicted in the science fiction novel Simulacron-3 (a.k.a. "Counterfeit World") by Daniel F. Galouye (1964) and later in film ...

  7. List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and subatomic ...

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    True to its name, Chlorophyte has plant-themed properties, and can be used to craft armor and weapons that harness the powers of plants. It can be combined with glowing mushrooms to make Shroomite, a blue fungi-themed version of the same metal used in ranged weapons and armor, or with ectoplasm to create Spectre Bars, a glowing ghost-themed ...

  8. List of emerging technologies - Wikipedia

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    Human trials (Talimogene laherparepvec, reolysin, JX-594), commercialisation Cancer therapy, imaging Oncolytic virus: Personalized medicine, full genome sequencing: Research, experiments [98] Personalized medical procedures, genome sequencing during drug trials Personal genomics: Phage therapy: First trial uses Plantibody: Clinical trials

  9. List of fictional humanoid species in literature - Wikipedia

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    The daevas, or Homo sanguinus, [2] is an extinct human cousin species who lived in matriarchal clan-based societies and regularly practiced human sacrifice, slavery, and thaumaturgy. Before the Common Era, the daevas founded the Daevite Empire that covered most of Eurasia, and remains a threat to humanity despite having long since fallen.