Read the article carefully and answer these questions according to the information in the text.
1. Fleming was not the first to observe the inhibition of bacterial growth by fungi. Who were some other people that made the same observation??
2. In World War I and World War II, many soldiers wounded in battle died, not as the result of their wounds, but for another reason. What was the main reason that these soldiers were dying after their wounds had been successfully treated?
3. Why was knowledge of the Germ Theory necessary?
4. How many types are there in a system for classifying human blood on the basis of the presence or absence of two antigens on the red cell membrane? Why are they important? When were they used for the first time?
5. How old is acetyl salicylic acid?
6. What is the first organ having been transplanted?
7. Why is Dolly the sheep known all over the world?
8. What kind of a machine has been used to maintain the circulation and oxygenation of the blood during heart surgery since the beginning of the 20th century?
9. What plants and trees were used in the history of medicine for changing the way to treat diseases?
10. Why are you alive right now? What discovery do you owe your life to? Give your reasons.
Language Development
! Dependent prepositions
1. Find and underline all examples with verbs, nouns or adjectives with dependent prepositions in the text and try to learn them.