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DermalAbyss wins Scifi No Longer Award at SXSW

by Chia Evers

March 23, 2018

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The 21st annual SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards honored DermalAbyss with the Scifi No Longer Award, given to "the coolest scientific achievement or discovery that before 2017 was only possible in science fiction."

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