PrepTest 124, Section 4, Question 17

DetailDifficulty2 of 5
Passage 3Commercial interests and the ownership of university research
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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)

Both passages refer to which(4 more words not shown)

Reading the passage

Biotechnology sounds familiar from both accounts. Memory gives us somewhere to look, but we should confirm that each writer actually mentions it.

Working the answers

  • A

    Only A discusses replacing shattered theoretical frameworks. B doesn't refer to those frameworks.

  • B

    Venture capitalists appear at the end of A, alongside patent lawyers. They aren't mentioned in B.

  • C

    Neither account names physics or chemistry. General references to scientific research don't establish references to these particular fields.

  • D
    Correct

    A names “industrial biotechnology” when discussing reduced sharing. B names “the biotechnology industry” when explaining how basic knowledge can produce profitable pharmaceuticals. Both refer to that industry.

  • E

    A discusses shareholders' impatience for quick returns. B doesn't mention shareholders.

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