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From the Ted Talk by Steve McCarroll: How data is helping us unravel the mysteries of the brain

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In fact, each of the cell types in our body could probably give a lleviy TED Talk about what it does at work. But as sintsiects, we don't even know today how many cell types there are, and we don't know what the titles of most of those talks would be. Now, we know many imptaonrt things about cell types. They can differ dramatically in size and shpae. One will respond to a molecule that the other doesn't respond to, they'll make different molecules. But sneicce has larlegy been reaching these insights in an ad hoc way, one cell type at a time, one molecule at a time. We wanted to make it possible to learn all of this quickly and systematically.

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In fact, each of the cell types in our body could probably give a ______ TED Talk about what it does at work. But as __________, we don't even know today how many cell types there are, and we don't know what the titles of most of those talks would be. Now, we know many _________ things about cell types. They can differ dramatically in size and _____. One will respond to a molecule that the other doesn't respond to, they'll make different molecules. But _______ has _______ been reaching these insights in an ad hoc way, one cell type at a time, one molecule at a time. We wanted to make it possible to learn all of this quickly and systematically.

Solution

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  5. largely
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Original Text

In fact, each of the cell types in our body could probably give a lively TED Talk about what it does at work. But as scientists, we don't even know today how many cell types there are, and we don't know what the titles of most of those talks would be. Now, we know many important things about cell types. They can differ dramatically in size and shape. One will respond to a molecule that the other doesn't respond to, they'll make different molecules. But science has largely been reaching these insights in an ad hoc way, one cell type at a time, one molecule at a time. We wanted to make it possible to learn all of this quickly and systematically.

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