Who said Sci Fi had no factual basis! I am no Physicist or Mathematician but this is amazing... Douglas Adams probably imagined this but as he was not one of the above either the significance of his "theory" was just a theme of the book, now it seems it could be the theme of the Universe... Truth is stranger than fiction, especially when one delves into the workings of Quarks... This quote from Douglas seems to be quite fitting;
I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day.