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Using the article below explain in a short paragraph why you think scientific evidence provided by Patterson or by researchers examining the effects of second-hand cigarette smoke was countered so strongly by the big petroleum and tobacco companies. How do you think the “big money” provided by these industries to fund alternate research efforts reflects the importance of the role of funding in research? In his research to determine the age of the earth, geochemist Clair Patterson discovered rampant levels of lead in the modern world. This started his lengthy campaign against leaded gasoline. Patterson’s research was countered by research efforts that were well-funded by big petroleum companies. Another, more recent example of the influence of big business on funding of scientific research is the role of the tobacco industry in supporting research efforts to undermine scientific studies that provide evidence that respiratory and cardiovascular issues can be caused by secondhand smoke. https://health.ucdavis.edu/welcome/features/20071114_cardio-tobacco/

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