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Thu 7 Jan, 2010 07:21 pm
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The mice fed the lard-based diet derived 60 per cent of their total calories from fat. They were compared with mice fed a low-fat diet, where no more than ten per cent of their calories came from fat. As expected, the mice on the high-fat diet got fatter. A more surprising result was that their immune system was less active. The white blood cells got worse at dealing with bacteria in the blood, which could have contributed to many dying of sepsis.
@oristarA,
which=got worse at dealing with bacteria in the blood
@panzade,
Thanks, Pan.
But I think:
which = The white blood cells got worse at dealing with bacteria in the blood
@panzade,
I was thinking it meant more of the bacteria
@oristarA,
Quote:The white blood cells got worse at dealing with bacteria in the blood, which could have contributed to many dying of sepsis.
Both Pan and Ori are correct. "Tis a sentence modifying relative clause. 'that' can't be used unless we put in a semicolon,
The white blood cells got worse at dealing with bacteria in the blood; that could have contributed to many dying of sepsis.
or a period, which would give us a new sentence,
The white blood cells got worse at dealing with bacteria in the blood. That could have contributed to many dying of sepsis.
Thank you all.
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