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B. Researchersbarebunablebtobassessbthebnutritionalbqualitybofbpeople’sbdiets.
C. Peoples’bfoodbpreferencesbarebtoobcomplexbandbmaybevenbbebunmeasurable.
D. Toobmanybunknownbvariablesbaffectbthebdata.
Whichbstatementbisbnotbabdetailbfrombthebpassage?
A. Eatingbbreakfastbawaybfrombhomebcanbresultbinbanbincreasebinbfattybproteinbconsumption.
B. Eatingbfoodbawaybfrombhomebisbconnectedbtobbadbfoodbchoices.
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D. Therebisbnobdifference.
Whichbclaimbfrombthebpassagebbestbdescribesbthebbenefitsbofbnanotechnology?
A. Scientistsbcanbdevelopbnovelbtechnologiesbandbproducts.
B. Nanotechnologybisbdefinedbasbthebunderstandingbandbcontrolbofbmatterbatbdimensionsbofbroughly
b1btob100bnanometers.
C. Thebdifferentbcolorsbcanbbebusedbinbsimplebmedicalbtestsbtobindicatebinfectionborbdisease.
D. Uniquebpropertiesbofbmaterialsbemerge.
Whatbisbthebauthor’sbprimarybpurposebinbwritingbthisbessay?
A. Tobexplainbhowbtobutilizebthebnanoscale
B. Tobreviewbthebconversionbbetweenbthebnanoscalebandbnanotechnology
C. Tobadvocatebforbthebusagebofbmorebnanotechnology
D. Tobdescribebnanotechnologybandbwhatbitbis
Researchersbhavebdevelopedbabrecordingbdevicebthatbessentiallybmeltsbintobplace,bsnuglybfittingbtobthe
bbrain'sbsurface.bThisbnewbtechnologyballowsbforbcloserbinteractionbbetweenbmachinesbandblivingbtissue
,bpavingbthebwaybforbmorebadvancedbimplantablebdevices.bCurrently,bthebsimplestbdevicesbforbrecordin
gbfrombthebbrainbarebneedle-likebelectrodesbthatbcanbpenetratebintobbrainbtissue.bMorebstate-of-the-
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