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Give one example to show how science has been misused, and has a result been harmful to us.

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Give one example to show how science has been misused, and has a result been harmful to us.

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I think one example of science being misused is invention of atomic homb, which can destroy the world completely within minutes. Nuclear War can really be very dangerous.

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Chapter 10: The Comet - 2 - Exercise [Page 88]

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