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[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yup. The number times we've seen shared credit for discoveries and shared nobel prizes simply because two teams were doing the same but unconnected work is amazing, and it points to how there is a cutting edge that will be in the same place no matter how you get there.