PrepTest 124, Section 4, Question 15
The passages discuss relationships between business interests and(483 more words not shown)
Passage A(230 more words not shown)
Passage B(251 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(10 more words not shown)
- Athe blurring of(7 more words not shown)
- Bthe general effects(9 more words not shown)
- Cthe role of(6 more words not shown)
- Dnew pharmaceuticals that(4 more words not shown)
- Eindustry's practice of(5 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We need something B discusses that A does not. Both describe the shift toward treating scientific knowledge as something to sell, so that shared idea alone won't distinguish them. I'll check each topic against both accounts.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
B explicitly describes a weakening of both the legal boundary separating discoveries from inventions and the moral boundary around patents (Passage B, paragraph 3). A worries about commercial pressures and reduced sharing, but never draws that discovery-versus-invention distinction.
- B
Both discuss this. A worries that commercial interests reduce the free exchange of findings; B describes public knowledge becoming a market commodity with restricted access.
- C
Both identify scientific research as a public good. A worries that commercialization threatens that role; B explains the traditional reasoning behind it.
- D
A acknowledges the benefits of new drugs and therapies. B describes the biotechnology industry's profitable pharmaceuticals. This isn't limited to B.
- E
A describes businesses buying research and hiding its products. B describes charging for access or keeping discoveries for exclusive use. Both discuss restrictions.
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