Does the following passage contain an argument?
Masks and testing have been key to the COVID-19 pandemic responses - and now
devices that combine the two may be on the way. Harvard and MIT researches used
synthetic biology to create a face mask that accurately detects the COVD-causing virus.
The study describes adding cell-free sensors to elastics, textile threads and paper to
detect the virus that causes COVID-19, Ebola virus, MRSA, and more. Some of these
sensors rely on CRISPR technology: when "guide" RNAs match target DNA, they
activate an enzyme that cuts the nucleic acids. This particular enzyme also cuts other
early nucleic acids, freeing a fluorescent protein that emits light. (Adapted from
Scientific American, Oct. 2021, p. 22)
No, it does not contain an argument.
Yes, it contains an argument.
It cannot be decided.
