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Scientists have worked hard to save lives throughout history and they continue to do so today with the COVID-19 vaccine. Visit Science Will Win™ to learn more!

Can You Pass This Game Of Science "Two Truths And A Lie"?

[Vaccines and blood transfusions](https://www.businessinsider.com/here-are-the-50-most-important-life-saving-breakthroughs-in-history-2018-3) are both attributed with having saved more than 1 billion lives over the course of their existences.

Which of the following medical breakthroughs is _not_ credited with having saved 1 billion lives?

The first clone was [a sheep named Dolly](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4379645/).

The World Wide Web, often referred to simply as "the web," was [invented in 1989](https://webfoundation.org/about/vision/history-of-the-web/) by Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

Which of these technological advancements was _not_ introduced in the 21st century?

Believe it or not, [the smallpox vaccine](https://hms.harvard.edu/about-hms/history-hms/timeline-discovery) was developed in _1799_ by Benjamin Waterhouse.

Massachusetts [first mandated](https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/20/health/vaccines-fast-facts/index.html) that schoolchildren be vaccinated from smallpox in 1855.

Which "truth" is nothing but a falsehood?

[Apollo _11_](https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html) landed humans on the moon for the first time in history in 1969.

It's quite a feat that today's COVID-19 vaccines were developed with such swiftness in comparison to those from the early 20th century, which sometimes took decades to develop. Thanks to modern technology and years of previously existing research, many [COVID-19 vaccines were developed quickly and approved by FDA in record time](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/covid-coronavirus-vaccine-development-speed).

You have a solid foundation and are eager to understand more about medical breakthroughs. Keep researching and reading the facts, and you'll be a pro in no time.

You understand the basics.

Your knowledge of medical breakthroughs is solid and impressive. Keep up the good work!

You're basically an expert.

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Can You Pass This Game Of Science "Two Truths And A Lie"?

One more truth? The COVID-19 vaccine represents yet another life-saving medical breakthrough in scientific history. For more amazing stories of science really coming through for us, visit Science Will Win™!