41 Years Later, Star Trek Just Rebooted Its Most Infamous Sci-Fi Technology

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As all good sci-fi fans know, the ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of Genesis. In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the concept of a doomsday weapon was flipped on its head with the introduction of the Genesis Device, a gizmo that could not only wipe out all existing life on a planet, but also create life on a planet that had none.