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1 us a number of opinions while you have been up here 2 and I want to just make sure that the record is 3 clear. 4 The opinions that you have expressed while 5 you were showing us your slides, are all of those 6 opinions based upon a reasonable degree of scientific 7 certainty? 8 A Yes. 9 Q Okay. Doctor, does every asbestos fiber 10 that reaches the -- that reaches down to those 11 mesothelial cells, are they capable of causing the 12 type of division and mutation that you have discussed 13 earlier? 14 A Sure. Every fiber is capable of doing it. 15 Just which fiber has caused the genetic error in a 16 given individual, of course, I can't tell you, but 17 every time a fiber reaches that point, it increases 18 the likelihood that that event can occur, sure. 19 Q And does asbestos cause an increase in the 20 number of mistakes, not only that mistakes are made, V 21 but the number of mistakes that can occur during cell Page 111 ! | ' j j \