TASK DEFINITION: Combine the given two facts to write a concluding fact. Note that there should be some parts of the first and second facts that are not mentioned in this conclusion fact. Your combined fact should be the result of a chain between the two facts. Chains form when two facts connect together to produce a concluding fact. An example of a chain is: "pesticides cause pollution" (fact1) + "pollution can harm animals" (fact2) → "pesticides can harm animals" (conclusion fact). Parts of the concluding fact overlap with the first and the second fact. To construct such a  concluding fact, a useful way is to borrow the subject from one fact and the ending conclusions from another fact.
PROBLEM: Fact 1: Platypus females lay their eggs in a burrow. 
Fact 2: Like the platypus, it is an egg laying mammal.

SOLUTION: some mammals lay their eggs in a burrow.

PROBLEM: Fact 1: healing requires rest. 
Fact 2: Healing and cell regeneration follows.

SOLUTION: cell regeneration requires rest.

PROBLEM: Fact 1: killing microorganisms in food can be used to extend the shelf life of that food. 
Fact 2: Thorough cooking is the most effective way to kill microorganisms in food.

SOLUTION:
Thorough cooking can be used to extend the shelf life of food.