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“First, scientists ask 20 to 100 healthy volunteers to take the champ—a medicine wannabe—for a few weeks or months to prove that it’s
not poisonous.”
“ First, scientists ask 20 to 100 healthy volunteers to take the champ—a medicine wannabe—for a few weeks or months to prove that it’s not poisonous.”
“Long, long ago, your local wise person might brew herb or flower potions to try to help.”
“ Long, long ago, your local wise person might brew herb or flower potions to try to help.”
“Sometimes they tweak the molecules’ shapes to make them safer and better.”
“ Sometimes they tweak the molecules’ shapes to make them safer and better.”
“Once scientists know the root cause of a disease, they work to discover ways to kill germs, replace missing body chemicals, or combat mayhem-causing rogue cells.”
“ Once scientists know the root cause of a disease, they work to discover ways to kill germs, replace missing body chemicals, or combat mayhem-causing rogue cells.”
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The quotation that best supports the central idea of the text is:
“Once scientists know the root cause of a disease, they work to discover ways to kill germs, replace missing body chemicals, or combat mayhem-causing rogue cells.”
This statement encapsulates the process and goals of scientific research in the context of medicine, emphasizing the application of knowledge to address health issues.
