Magnetic monopoles outed, powerless to help grand unified theory

Magnetic monopoles are cropping up in a material called spin ice, but their origins may still be too specific to that material to form the basis of a grand unified theory.

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If we can't research Monopole Magnets, how are we ever going to be able to terraform mag tubes?