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The laboratory accident that saved 500 million lives | Derek Thompson
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/07/18Did you know a lab accident could save millions of lives? This fascinating talk dives into the incredible story of penicillin and how scaling up innovations, like Operation Warp Speed, is key to real-world impact. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and gain insights into historical breakthroughs and modern policy!
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warp speed
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- Noun
- A speed faster than light, especially in science fiction.
- Adverb
- At an extremely rapid pace or rate.
the most
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- Determiner
- Surpassing all others in quantity or degree
- Pronoun
- The majority of
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More most important
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- Adjective
- Having the greatest significance or value.
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More the world
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- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
- All of the people on earth.
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