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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
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Does "which it is sending..." mean...?

Does "which it is sending..." mean "which (referring to the memory stick) it (referring to the Oxford Nano-pore Technologies) is sending..."?

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Miniature sequencer

Technology that rapidly sequences DNA as it is fed through a ring of proteins, known as a biological nanopore, will hit the market this year after decades of development. Oxford Nano-pore Technologies in Oxford, UK, aims to release the first data from a disposable sequencer the size of a memory stick, which it is sending to scientists for testing. It promises to read longer strands of DNA than other techniques (potentially useful in sequencing mixed samples of bacterial DNA, for example), and to show results in real time.
  

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"? 1) Yes, "it" refers to Nano-pore Technologies. 2) No, "which" refers to "a disposable sequencer".

— Henry74

  • "?
  • 1) Yes, "it" refers to Nano-pore Technologies.
  • 2) No, "which" refers to "a disposable sequencer".
  • "the size of a memory stick" is only additional information the author is giving about the sequencer.
  • Note that the extra information about the sequencer concerns its size.
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NL888Does "which it is sending..." mean "which (referring to the memory stick) it (referring to the Oxford Nano-pore Technologies) is sending..."?
1) Yes, "it" refers to Nano-pore Technologies.
2) No, "which" refers to "a disposable sequencer". "the size of a memory stick" is only additional information the author is giving about the sequencer.
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