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27. The purpose of the second paragraph is to -

(1) discuss diseases that require bone marrow transplants
(2) describe situations in which umbilical cord blood can be useful
(3) explain why chemotherapy harms the immune system
(4) discuss the importance of finding an appropriate blood donor

28. In line 13, "situations such as these" refers to situations in which -

(1) the body's immune system has been harmed
(2) blood has been taken from the umbilical cord
(3) patients have been successfully treated
(4) stem cells are produced in the bone marrow

29. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that if Professor Slavin were in charge of

Hadassah's delivery rooms -

(1) more bone marrow transplants would be conducted
(2) there would be fewer problems in finding people willing to donate their bone

marrow
(3) umbilical cords would be saved rather than thrown away
(4) more babies born with immune-system disorders could be successfully treated

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