"That's a preliminary communication, meaning we don't quite know the answer yet, but boy it looks like we are on to something big."

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Any thoughts? Don't you hate professors who stand here waiting for you to answer, even when they have candy?

你们难道不讨厌站在那儿等你回答问题,的教授么？虽然他有糖果做奖品哦，用少于线性时间完成可能么？

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And you don't always wind up with the right answer or wrong answer, but just different points of view.

最后不一定有答案的对错，只是不同的看法。

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And don't take it personally if they don't answer.

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Sometimes data from studies conducted by small biotechs don't answer all the questions of the company making the bet.

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If you're not holding any real estate equity, don't answer yes.

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