Reading Comprehension (RC) | Re: New research by Paul Fildes and K. Whitaker challenges the

OE:
(A) The “innovative technique” is the replica plating method discussed in the third
paragraph. This technique was used to support the scientific hypothesis of Fildes
and Whitaker. Thus, the passage did not need to “defend[Fildes and Whitaker’s]
scientific hypothesis from attack by[the] innovative technique.”
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