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Because when Gene Roddenberry created the fictional transporter for the Star Trek series which aired in the 1960s, scientists today are discovering the very real possibilities of particle transference.

a) Because when Gene Roddenberry created the fictional transporter
b) Although the fictional transporter who by Gene Roddenberry was created
c) Even though Gene Roddenberry created the fictional transporter
d) When the fictional transporter was created by Gene Roddenberry
e) It’s clear that Gene Roddenberry created the fictional transporter

I am not able to determine why answer choice __ is correct. Please give explanation for why other choices are incorrect.

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the question is very poorly constructed...
if you have to believe C to be correct, the non under lined portion should change the placement of today to show contrast..
Because when Gene Roddenberry created the fictional transporter for the Star Trek series which aired in the 1960s, scientists are discovering the very real possibilities of particle transference only today.
the way it is written C cannot be taken as the answer... the underlined portion should have something which conveys that "because of....., scientists today are..."
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This question is from gmatclub grammar book.
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This question is from gmatclub grammar book.
Can you please tell me which is the question number? it would require certain changes to make C as correct..
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It is from Practice Test 2 :

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I guess the question is not very well constructed as chetan2u pointed out, but I guess it works as an answer for the question. The word "today" and the present continuous does in fact relates the contradiction (that it was created fictionally in the past, but may as well be very real as worked out by scientists of modern times)
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