JUST READ IT Answers: Idea for futuristic body armour came while MIT scientist Ming Guo ate lobster [March 6, 2019]

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1. A

2. (i) F
(ii) T
(iii) F
(iv) NG

3. (i) b
(ii) a
(iii) c

4. ballistic vests/body armour (any 1)

5. (i) They have expiration dates/last no longer than five years.
(ii) 
They are ill-fitting and need to be custom made for women.
(iii) They can impair marksmanship/focus.

6. The more mobility it offers, the less it protects the wearer’s body.

7. He noticed that the membrane on a lobster’s body was difficult to chew.

8. (i) dissect
(ii) elasticity
(iii) layers
(iv) damage

9. soft robotics and tissue engineering 

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