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Ian McDiarmid
Ian McDiarmid

... that Palpatine, a fictional character in George Lucas' science fiction saga Star Wars, antagonist of the saga; introduced in the original trilogy as the Emperor of the Galactic Empire who rises to power in the prequel trilogy through deception and treachery as a middle-aged politician of the Republic. In reality, he is Darth Sidious, a Dark Lord of the Sith who initiates and manipulates the Clone Wars to destroy the Jedi and usher in the totalitarian Galactic Empire (pictured)?
... that Genetics is the science of heredity and variation in living organisms. The modern science of genetics, which seeks to understand the process of inheritance, only began with the work of Gregor Mendel in the mid-nineteenth century?
... that the FairTax is a proposed change to the tax laws of the United States that would replace the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and all federal income taxes (including corporate taxes and capital gains taxes), as well as payroll taxes (including Social Security and Medicare taxes), gift taxes, and estate taxes with a national retail sales tax. The tax would be levied once at the point of purchase on all new goods and services?
... that an amino acid is a molecule containing both amine and carboxyl functional groups found in all forms of life. Many non-natural amino acids have vital roles in technology and industry. For example, the chelating agents EDTA and nitrilotriacetic acid are alpha amino acids that are important in the chemical industry?

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