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THINKING LIKE A SCIENTIST Direction: Read and analyze the scenario that follows. Afterward, answer the questions below. Write your answer on the space provided. Finish the activity for 5 minutes. More than a century ago, the inhabitants in the Dutch east Indies were attacked by a strange disease, now identified as beriberi. Infected persons lost their appetite, developed inflammation on their nerves, and become paralyzed. Scientist who first studied the outbreak thought that the disease might be caused by bacteria. To find answers to their questions and to understand properly the disease, scientist obtained blood from beriberi patients and injected them into chickens. A control group of chickens did not receive any injection. After several days, the chickens injected with blood from beriberi patients fell ill. Surprisingly, even the control group suffered from the illness. Dr. Eijman, a member of the group of scientists working on the disease observed that before the experiment, all the chickens used in the study have been fed with whole-grain rice. During the conduct of the experiment, the chickens were fed with polished rice. Dr. Eijman later found that the whole-grain rice contains high amounts of vitamin B1 or thiamine, a vitamin necessary for good health, Thiamine is absent in polished rice. Conclusion:​

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