A new way helps doctors. It finds tiny germs in the body. Doctors need this for sick people. Some people have bad infections. The infection can hurt the body. Doctors must act very fast. They need to know the germ. The germ is a tiny living thing. The new way looks at germ DNA. DNA is a code in living things. It is like a plan.
The new way is very good. It finds the germ. It does not mix up signals. Signals are clues from DNA. Some clues are not real. They come from dirt. Dirt can get in a sample. A sample is a small part. It comes from the body. The new way cleans the clues. It keeps the real ones. It drops the fake ones. This helps the doctors a lot.
The old ways are not so good. They often make mistakes. They see germs not in the body. They count germs wrong. The new way is better. It works with hard-to-find DNA. It helps doctors help people. The new way uses clean data. Data is a set of information. It gives the right answer. It does not use dirty clues. Dirty clues come from dirt. The new way keeps the true signal. This signal shows the real germ. The doctor gives the right medicine.
Sources: phys.org
The words in bold are from the article.
| 1. helps | a. locates |
| 2. finds | b. microbe |
| 3. germ | c. treatment |
| 4. hurt | d. hints |
| 5. clues | e. harm |
| 6. dirt | f. specimen |
| 7. sample | g. aids |
| 8. cleans | h. purifies |
| 9. signal | i. dust |
| 10. medicine | j. indicator |
1.g 2.a 3.b 4.e 5.d 6.i 7.f 8.h 9.j 10.c