In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
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Question: Semmelweis 's practice earned widespread acceptance only years after his death , when Louis Pasteur developed the germ theory of disease , offering a theoretical explanation for Semmelweis 's findings .

Answer: People such as Louis Pasteur proved what is known as the germ theory of disease only after Semmelweis ' death .


Question: The Sprawl trilogy shares this setting with Gibson 's short stories " Johnny Mnemonic " , " New Rose Hotel " , and " Burning Chrome " , and events and characters from the stories appear in or are mentioned at points in the trilogy .

Answer: Some of Gibson 's short stories " Johnny Mnemonic , " " New Rose Hotel , " and " Burning Chrome " also happen in the Sprawl .


Question: A starburst galaxy is a galaxy undergoing an exceptionally high rate of star formation , as compared to the long-term average rate of star formation in the galaxy or the star formation rate observed in most other galaxies .

Answer:
A starburst galaxy is a galaxy with a very high rate of star formation .