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1 more effective? Page 547 2 A From practical terms, it is necessary. 3 Q You also talked this morning, Doctor, about 4 your research, and the research of others, into the 5 effects of asbestos on chromosomes. 6 A Yes, sir. 7 Q Just so I am clear, those experiments were 8 obviously done in a lab, right? 9 A Yes, sir. 10 Q We don't experiment on humans, live humans 11 obviously, right? 12 A Not intact living people, yes. 13 Q So am I correct, then, that what you 14 basically did during your research was introduce raw 15 asbestos fibers into the mesothelial cells in a dish 16 in a lab? 17 A Yes, sir. 18 Q When you did that, were you introducing just 19 raw fibers or were you introducing actual asbestos- 20 containing products into the mesothelial cells? 21 A These were fibers, raw fibers.