From the Ted Talk by Julian Burschka: Could a breathalyzer detect cancer?
Unscramble the Blue Letters
In addition to the volatile orgianc compounds like ethanol we counmse in food and drink, the biochemical processes of our cells produce many others. And when something disrupts those processes, like a disease, the collection of vlalitoe organic compounds in the breath may cgnahe, too. So could we detect deisase by analyzing a person’s breath, without using more invasive diagnostic tools like biopsies, blood draws, and radiation?
In theory, yes, but testing for disease is a lot more complicated than tstenig for alcohol. To iinefdty diseases, researchers need to look at a set of tens of compounds in the breath. A given disease may cause some of these cunmpdoos to increase or decrease in concentration, while others may not change— the profile is likely to be different for every disease, and could even vary for different stages of the same disease.
Open Cloze
In addition to the volatile _______ compounds like ethanol we _______ in food and drink, the biochemical processes of our cells produce many others. And when something disrupts those processes, like a disease, the collection of ________ organic compounds in the breath may ______, too. So could we detect _______ by analyzing a person’s breath, without using more invasive diagnostic tools like biopsies, blood draws, and radiation?
In theory, yes, but testing for disease is a lot more complicated than _______ for alcohol. To ________ diseases, researchers need to look at a set of tens of compounds in the breath. A given disease may cause some of these _________ to increase or decrease in concentration, while others may not change— the profile is likely to be different for every disease, and could even vary for different stages of the same disease.
Solution
compounds
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disease
consume
organic
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Original Text
In addition to the volatile organic compounds like ethanol we consume in food and drink, the biochemical processes of our cells produce many others. And when something disrupts those processes, like a disease, the collection of volatile organic compounds in the breath may change, too. So could we detect disease by analyzing a person’s breath, without using more invasive diagnostic tools like biopsies, blood draws, and radiation?
In theory, yes, but testing for disease is a lot more complicated than testing for alcohol. To identify diseases, researchers need to look at a set of tens of compounds in the breath. A given disease may cause some of these compounds to increase or decrease in concentration, while others may not change— the profile is likely to be different for every disease, and could even vary for different stages of the same disease.