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Dileepa Posted 6 years ago
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What is the meaning of "very reason"?

I would appreciate it if someone could let me know what is the meaning of "very reason" in the following sentence - is it similar to the main reason?


Though it’s produced in WI-38 cells to this day, its early development relied heavily on cells taken from several different aborted foetuses – many of which had been aborted for the very reason that their mother was infected with the virus.


Reference:-
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201103-the-controversial-cells-that-saved-10-million-lives

  

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I would appreciate it if someone could let me know what is the meaning of "very reason" in the following sentence - is it similar to the main reason? As I'm sure you know, it refers to the rubella vaccine . Though it’s produced in WI-38 cells to this day, its early development relied heavily on cells taken from several different aborted foetuses – many of which had been aborted for the very reason that their mother was infected with the virus.

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  • I would appreciate it if someone could let me know what is the meaning of "very reason" in the following sentence - is it similar to the main reason?
  • As I'm sure you know, it refers to the rubella vaccine .
  • Though it’s produced in WI-38 cells to this day, its early development relied heavily on cells taken from several different aborted foetuses – many of which had been aborted for the very reason that their mother was infected with the virus.
  • Put more simply - The development of the vaccine relied on cells taken from foetuses that were aborted for the very reason that the mother was infected with the virus.
  • When I read 'the very reason', I see it as the precise reason, the selfsame reason.
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I would appreciate it if someone could let me know what is the meaning of "very reason" in the following sentence - is it similar to the main reason?


As I'm sure you know, it refers to the rubella vaccine.


Though it’s produced in WI-38 cells to this day, its early development relied heavily on cells taken from several different aborted foetuses – many of wh

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