humankind vs human kind

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English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #803 "Human Technology (1)", question 7

Another current controversy surrounds ......... cell research. Many believe that we may be able to develop treatments for diseases that have plagued human kind for centuries as a result of this research. Others believe that it is morally wrong, on religious grounds, and that it is tantamount to "playing God."

(a) stork
(b) bacteria
(c) stem
(d) muscle

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #803 "Human Technology (1)", answer 7

Another current controversy surrounds stem cell research. Many believe that we may be able to develop treatments for diseases that have plagued human kind for centuries as a result of this research. Others believe that it is morally wrong, on religious grounds, and that it is tantamount to "playing God."

Correct answer: (c) stem

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I hate to nitpick, but my dictionary says that "humankind" is written as one word, without a space after "human". ;)
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[Torsten]

Hi, many thanks for pointing this out. We've made the change and it will appear online soon.

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